BattlefieldsSiege of Brahan
Jacobite Risings

Siege of Brahan

1715
Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Clan Sutherland; Clan Munro; Clan Fraser of Lovat: 1500
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Great Britain:
Outcome
Government victory
The Battle

History & Significance

The siege of Brahan took place in Scotland in November 1715 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715. Highlanders loyal to the British-Hanoverian government of George I of Great Britain laid siege to Brahan Castle, seat of William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth, who was a staunch Jacobite, loyal to the House of Stuart.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

Jacobites:; Clan Mackenzie: 400 cows seized; 200 sheep seized

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