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Siege of Stirling Castle

Siege of Stirling Castle was a siege conducted in 1746 at Stirling, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Jacobite rising of 1745, which ran from 1745 to 1746. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 – 9,000 against 700.

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Siege of Stirling Castle
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Fought1746
WhereStirling, United Kingdom56.117N, 3.937W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish GovernmentagainstJacobites
Part ofJacobite rising of 17451745 to 1746

Where it sits in Jacobite rising of 1745

Siege of Carlisle, 1745Siege of Carlisle, 1745Highbridge Skirmish, 1745Siege of Ruthven Barracks, 1745Siege of Fort Augustus, 1745Clifton Moor Skirmish, 1745Battle of Inverurie, 1745Siege of Stirling Castle, 1746Siege of Inverness, 1746Siege of Ruthven Barracks, 1746Siege of Fort Augustus, 1746Siege of Blair Castle, 1746Siege of Fort William, 1746Skirmish of Keith, 1746Battle of Dornoch, 1746Skirmish of Tongue, 1746Battle of Littleferry, 1746Skirmish of Loch nan Uamh, 1746Skirmish of Loch Ailort, 1746Skirmish of Arisaig, 174617451746Siege of Stirling Castle, 1746
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Record

Date1746 (year precision)
to 1 February 1746
PlaceStirling, United Kingdom
56.117N, 3.937W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength8,000 – 9,000700
Commanders
Siege of Stirling CastleSiege of Stirling CastleBattle of StirlingSiege of Stirling CastleBattle of Stirling BridgeBattle of BannockburnBattle of SauchieburnNewcastleAberdeenDundeeAyrPerthDumfriesFort William100 km56.117N, 3.937W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1297 and 1746.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1746

Siege of Stirling 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 Q21003964, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Stirling Castle (1746), revision 1370745478, 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.