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Jacobite Risings

Siege of Stirling Castle 1746

1746
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Also known as: Jacobite siege of Stirling Castle January 1746
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
Forces
Jacobites c. 3,000–4,000
Outcome
Jacobites fail to take Stirling Castle; incompetent French siege engineer wastes weeks
The Battle

History & Significance

The Jacobite failure to take Stirling Castle in January-February 1746 squandered time and resources, with the French engineer Mirabelle de Gordon discrediting himself and the siege.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Stirling Castle 1746

Stirling Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0 miles
Stirling, Royal Gardens including King's Knot
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Stirling, Mar's Wark, uncompleted residence
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Stirling,Argyll Lodging,house
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Stirling Old Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
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