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Siege of Blair Castle

Siege of Blair Castle was a siege conducted on 17 March 1746 at Blair Atholl, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted 16 days. It was part of Jacobite rising of 1745, which ran from 1745 to 1746. The recorded result: Jacobite forces withdrew, Government garrison relieved. Recorded strength: 300 against 1,000.

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Blair Castle, in Scotland.
Blair Castle, in Scotland.. Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 March 1746lasted 16 days
WhereBlair Atholl, United Kingdom56.770N, 3.840W
OutcomeJacobite forces withdrew, Government garrison relieved.
BelligerentsGovernment: Royal Scots FusiliersagainstJacobites: Clan Murray; Clan Macpherson
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofJacobite rising of 17451745 to 1746

Where it sits in Jacobite rising of 1745

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Record

Date17 March 1746
to 2 April 1746
PlaceBlair Atholl, United Kingdom
56.770N, 3.840W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength3001,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet
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Siege of Blair Castle is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509878, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Blair Castle, revision 1370739639, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.