HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. Æ Medal (29mm, 13.33 g, 12h). Carlisle Recaptured: Jacobite Rebels Retreat to Scotland. By J. Kirk. Dated 1745. GEORGIUS · II · D · G · REX · , laureate, drapsed, and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind / PERFICIT MIRACULA, hand emerging from clouds, holding sword to guard map of the British isles; 1745 below. Woolf 53.3; MI 609/270; Eimer 601. Brown surfaces, marks and edge marks. Near EF. Rare.
After reaching Derby during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Jacobite army led by Charles Edward Stuart decided to turn back to Scotland in what is sometimes called “Black Friday.” On the way, the town of Carlisle was recaptured by the British Army. Not long after returning to Scotland, they were defeated at the Battle of Culloden, ending the rebellion.
