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Siege of Inverness

Siege of Inverness was a siege conducted in 1715 at Inverness, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Jacobite rising of 1715. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: Frasers: 800; Forbes: 200; Roses: 300; Munros: 400; Grants: 800 against Mackenzies: 300; MacDonalds of Keppoch: 300.

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Inverness Castle, Inverness, Scotland in March 2011
Inverness Castle, Inverness, Scotland in March 2011. QuintusPetillius, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1715
WhereInverness, United Kingdom57.477N, 4.225W
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsClans loyal to British Government: Clan Fraser of Lovat; Clan Rose; Clan Forbes; Clan Munro; Clan GrantagainstJacobite clans: Clan Mackenzie; Clan MacDonald of Keppoch
Casualties and losses1 killedandNone
Part ofJacobite rising of 1715

Where it sits in Jacobite rising of 1715

Battle of Preston, 1715Siege of Inverness, 1715Skirmish of Dunfermline, 1715Siege of Brahan, 1715Battle of Sheriffmuir, 171517151715Siege of Inverness, 1715
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Record

Date1715 (year precision)
to 13 November 1715
PlaceInverness, United Kingdom
57.477N, 4.225W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthFrasers: 800; Forbes: 200; Roses: 300; Munros: 400; Grants: 800Mackenzies: 300; MacDonalds of Keppoch: 300
Casualties and losses1 killedNone
Commanders
  • Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
  • Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between 1429 and 1746.

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Siege of Inverness 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 Q7510103, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Inverness (1715), revision 1370741999, 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.