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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite siege of Perth 1715

1715–1716
Perthshire, Scotland
Also known as: Perth as Jacobite capital 1715-1716
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Perthshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.2,500-3,500.
VS
Victor
Government (eventually)
Forces
Government c.3,000-4,000
Outcome
Perth held as Jacobite headquarters for months; abandoned on the departure of the Pretender in February 1716
The Battle

History & Significance

Perth served as the Jacobite capital throughout the 1715 rising, where James Francis Edward Stuart briefly held court before the collapse of the campaign forced his flight from Scotland.

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