Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart (born in the late afternoon of December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was commonly known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie". Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart who was in turn the son of King James II of England and Ireland (James VII of Scotland), who had been deposed in 1688. The Jacobite movement tried to restore the family to the throne. Charles' mother was James' Polish-born wife, Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702–1735). After his father's death Charles was recognized as "King Charles III" by his supporters; his opponents referred to him as "The Young Pretender" or "The Young Chevalier".

"Ascanius; or, the Young Adventurer" describes in great details his cause took from his first arrival with seven companions on the little isle of Eriskay, between Barra and South Uist, on July 23, 1745 to his final escape to France from Loch nan Uamh on September 19th 1746 (O.S.) after being aided by Flora MacDonald who disguised him as Betty Burke (Bettie Burk - Robert Forbes, M.A. ), an Irish spinning maid so he could escape from the Isle of Skye.

There is an excellent animation on the BBC web site showing his travels here. You can also see the path on a Google map here.