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Jacobite Risings

Siege of Fort Augustus 1746

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Government garrison
Forces
Government garrison c.30–50
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.500–800
Outcome
Fort Augustus captured and subsequently blown up; Great Glen secured for Jacobites
The Battle

History & Significance

The Jacobite capture of Fort Augustus in March 1746 gave them control of the central Great Glen and eliminated a key government stronghold in the Highlands.

Casualties & Losses

Several government soldiers killed in magazine explosion

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Fort Augustus 1746

Kilwhimen Barracks, Fort Augustus
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.1 miles
Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus to Loch Ness
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~0.2 miles
Cherry Island, crannog, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~0.9 miles
Caledonian Canal,Kyltra Lock to Fort Augustus
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.2 miles
Caledonian Canal,Kyltra Lock
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
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