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English Civil War

Siege of Dumbarton Castle 1652

1652
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Also known as: English Take Dumbarton 1652
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish garrison
Forces
Garrison: c.100–150
VS
Victor
English Commonwealth (General Monck)
Forces
Commonwealth: c.2,000–3,000
Outcome
Last major Scottish castle to fall to Cromwellian forces
The Battle

History & Significance

The fall of Dumbarton Castle to Cromwellian forces in 1652 completed the English military subjugation of Scotland and extinguished the last significant armed Scottish resistance to the Interregnum occupation.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Dumbarton Castle 1652

Balloch Castle,earthwork,Loch Lomond Park
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~1.7 miles
Cameron Home Farm,cairn 360m SW of
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Inchmurrin Castle, castle and kiln-barn
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.3 miles
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