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Siege of Carlisle

Siege of Carlisle was a siege conducted in 1745 at Carlisle, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Jacobite rising of 1745, which ran from 1745 to 1746. The recorded result: Jacobite victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1745
WhereCarlisle, United Kingdom54.883N, 2.950W
OutcomeJacobite victory
BelligerentsJacobitesagainstBritain
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofJacobite rising of 17451745 to 1746

Where it sits in Jacobite rising of 1745

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Record

Date1745 (year precision)
to 15 November 1745
PlaceCarlisle, United Kingdom
54.883N, 2.950W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1315 and 1745.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1745

Siege of Carlisle 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 Q7509910, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Carlisle (November 1745), revision 1370740051, 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.