Quote Originally Posted by Pleater View Post
Despite there not being a miltary force between Derby and London capable of repeling the invasion, the Prince and his commanders were informed that there was, and more troops were marching to join them with all speed, by a man who seems to have been part spy, part civil servant - and entirely untrustworthy.

The commanders, already uneasy about their situation so far from home, refused to venture further into England and turned back...

Anne the Pleater
I'm glad Anne, you made this point, as I read the thread I was thinking of this. A while back our PBS TV station showed the BBC series Battlefield Britian. There was an episode about the '45 and the historians on the show said the road was clear all the way to London. I don't remember the name of the individual who lied to the Prince convincing the Jacobites an English army was enroute to meet them, but I thought he was a Highlander of some repute with the cause.