BattlefieldsFort Augustus bombardment and capitulation 1746
Jacobite Risings

Fort Augustus bombardment and capitulation 1746

1746
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Jacobite capture Fort Augustus March 1746 · Fort Augustus falls to Jacobites
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government garrison
Forces
Government garrison c.200
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobite siege force with artillery
Outcome
Fort Augustus captured; magazine explodes killing several of the garrison; Great Glen secured
The Battle

History & Significance

The Jacobite capture of Fort Augustus in March 1746 — one of the chain of government forts built by Wade to control the Highlands — was achieved by Jacobite artillery breaching the defences. The garrison's magazine then exploded prematurely, killing and injuring several of the government soldiers and effectively ending resistance. Fort Augustus, positioned at the strategic centre of the Great Glen at the point where the military road from Inverness met the south road to Fort William, gave the Jacobites control of Highland communications. The fort was blown up by the Jacobites.

Casualties & Losses

Several government soldiers killed in magazine explosion

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