The siege of Fort William from March to April 1746 was the Jacobites' most significant military failure before Culloden. The government garrison of some 500 men under Captain Caroline Frederick Scott resisted seven weeks of bombardment. The fort could be resupplied by sea through Loch Linnhe, giving it an enormous logistical advantage. Jacobite artillery could not breach the walls. Gordon of Glenbuchat commanded the siege force. The commitment of substantial Jacobite artillery and manpower to Fort William — which could never have been taken — was a serious strategic error, diverting resources from the main army weeks before Culloden.
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