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.
Several government soldiers killed in magazine explosion
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