His father managed to obtain the renewed support of the French government in 1744, whereupon Charles Edward travelled to France with the sole purpose of commanding a French army that he would lead in an invasion of England.
Njegovu je ocu uspjelo zadobiti obnovljenju podršku francuske vlade 1744., nakon čega je Karlo Edvard putovao u Francusku s jedinim ciljem zapovijedanja francuskom vojskom koja bi vodila invaziju na Englesku.