1797 in Scotland

none January 2016 July 2026 1797 Events from the year 1797 in Scotland. Incumbents Politics of Scotland Order of precedence in Scotland Law officers Lord Advocate – Robert Dundas of Arniston Solicitor General for Scotland – Robert Blair Judiciary Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Succoth Lord Justice General – The Duke of Montrose Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Braxfield Events 19 July – Act to Raise and Embody a Militia Force in Scotland. 29 August – Massacre of Tranent: British troops attack protestors against enforced recruitment into the militia at Tranent in East Lothian, killing 12. 11 October (12 October naval reckoning) – Battle of Camperdown: Royal Navy led by Dundee-born Admiral Duncan defeats the fleet of the Batavian Republic off the coast of Holland.Notable Dates in History http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-e.htm The Flag in the Wind The Scots Independent 2016-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125210210/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-e.htm 25 January 2016 dead dmy-all Cloch lighthouse completed. Johnston Press established as printers in Falkirk. Johnstons of Elgin established as a textile mill in Elgin, Moray. Keiller's marmalade first produced in Dundee. Publication of Encyclopædia Britannica Third Edition is completed in Edinburgh. Births 29 April – George Don, botanist (died 1856) 10 October – Thomas Drummond, military surveyor and Under-Secretary for Ireland (died 1840 in Ireland) 14 November – Charles Lyell, geologist (died 1875 in England)Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/lyell-charles National Records of Scotland 28 October 2021 English 31 May 2013 28 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211028214544/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/lyell-charles dead 3 December – Andrew Smith, military surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist (died 1872 in England) Deaths 26 March – James Hutton, geologist (born 1726) 30 December – David Martin, portrait painter and engraver (born 1737) The arts 24 December – Walter Scott marries Charlotte Carpenter at St Mary's Church, Carlisle, and the couple immediately move into their new home at 50 George Street, Edinburgh.Edinburgh Archive – Family. References 1797 Category:Years of the 18th century in Scotland Scotland Category:1790s in Scotland Scotland