Editing 1715 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 2]] &ndash; During the [[Jacobite risings|rebellion in Great Britain]] by supporters of the Pretender to the Throne, [[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Stuart]], the Jacobites raid the Scottish parish of [[Burntisland]], capture an arsenal of weapons, and begin an occupation of the area on October 9 in the name of Stuart as King James VIII of Scotland.
* [[October 11]] &ndash; [[William Aislabie (governor)|William Aislabie]] resigns as the [[British East India Company]]'s administrator of [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]] and the company's territories and is replaced at year's end by [[Charles Boone (governor)|Charles Boone]].
* [[October 12]]
**[[William Mackintosh of Borlum]], leader of the [[Jacobite rising of 1715|Jacobite rising]] against Great Britain, lands with 1,500 men in [[Scotland]] after crossing the [[Firth of Forth]] from France.
**[[Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow|Baron Onslow]] resigns as Great Britain's [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and is replaced by future Prime Minister [[Robert Walpole]].
* [[October 28]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Greifswald]] is signed between Russia and the Electorate of Hanover, with George I of Great Britain and Hanover agreeing to Russia's annexation of [[Swedish Ingria]] and [[Estonia]], and Hanover claiming the [[Bremen-Verden]] Swedish duchies of Bremen and Verden.
* [[November 13]] &ndash; [[Jacobite rising of 1715|Jacobite rising]] in Scotland &ndash; [[Battle of Sheriffmuir]]: The forces of the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]], led by [[John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll]], halt the Jacobite advance, although the action is inconclusive.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL17|desc=Battle of Sheriffmuir|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
* [[November 14]] &ndash; [[Battle of Preston (1715)|Battle of Preston]]: Government forces defeat the [[Jacobite rising of 1715|Jacobite]] incursion, at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action.
* [[November 15]] &ndash; The Third [[Barrier Treaty]] is signed by Britain, the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pocket Date Book|url=https://archive.org/details/pocketdatebooko00categoog|location=London|publisher=Chapman and Hall|first=William L. R.|last=Cates|author-link=William Leist Readwin Cates|year=1863}}</ref>
* [[November 28]] &ndash; The application of the [[Nueva Planta decrees]], in [[Mallorca]] and the other [[Balearic Islands]] (formerly under the [[Crown of Aragon]]), bring them under the laws of the [[Crown of Castile]].
* [[December 22]] &ndash; [[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Edward Stuart]] rejoins Jacobite rebels in Scotland,<ref name="Cassell's Chronology294295"/> but fails to rouse his army.