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Siege of St Andrews Castle

Siege of St Andrews Castle was a siege conducted in 1546 at St Andrews, in what is now United Kingdom; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Government victory.

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Room With A View St Andrews Castle. Sue Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1546ran into the following year
WhereSt Andrews, United Kingdom56.339N, 2.799W
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsScottish Government; assisted by the; 25px Kingdom of FranceagainstProtestant Lairds of Fife; assisted by the; Kingdom of England

Record

Date1546 (year precision)
to 1547
PlaceSt Andrews, United Kingdom
56.339N, 2.799W
KindSiege, early modern
Casualties and lossesUnknown
Commanders
  • Norman Leslie (soldier)
  • William Kirkcaldy of Grange
Siege of St Andrews CastleSiege of St Andrews CastleBattle of BarryBattle of Dun NechtainBattle of DunsinaneBattle of RaithBattle of the North InchBattle of BarryBattle of Dun NechtainGlasgowEdinburghAberdeenAyrInvernessGreenockFort William100 km56.339N, 2.799W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1546

Siege of St Andrews Castle is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510418, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of St Andrews Castle, revision 1374107145, 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.