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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite seizure of Aberdeen 1715

1715
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: Jacobite occupation of Aberdeen September 1715 · Aberdeen falls to Mar 1715
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government supporters in Aberdeen
VS
Victor
Jacobites (Earl of Mar)
Outcome
Aberdeen seized by Jacobites; northeast Scotland's main city held through the rising
The Battle

History & Significance

Aberdeen fell to the Jacobites at the outset of the 1715 rising. The city was already sympathetic — its Episcopal and Episcopalian population was substantially Jacobite in sentiment, and the University of Aberdeen had strong Jacobite connections. Mar's forces occupied the city and used it as a supply and administrative centre for the northeast. Government sympathisers fled or submitted. Aberdeen provided the Jacobites with customs revenue, supplies and a port for receiving arms and correspondence from the Continent. The city was held until the rising's collapse in February 1716.

Forces Involved

Jacobite garrison (Gordon adherents); pro-government Aberdeen merchants and Presbyterians

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