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Jacobite Risings

Siege of Stirling (Jacobite 1746)

1746
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites
Forces
Government garrison c. 300–400.
VS
Victor
Government (garrison held)
Forces
Jacobites c. 3,000–4,000
Outcome
Jacobites failed to take Stirling Castle; withdrew after Falkirk
The Battle

History & Significance

Jacobites besieged Stirling Castle during the '45; failed siege further weakened their strategic position; withdrawal northward led to Culloden

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Stirling (Jacobite 1746)

Stirling, Mar's Wark, uncompleted residence
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Stirling,Argyll Lodging,house
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Stirling, town wall & bastion & Port Street Bastion at 44 Bastion Wynd
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Stirling, Royal Gardens including King's Knot
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Stirling Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
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