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Siege of Inverness 1746

Siege of Inverness: Jacobite broadside - Castle of Inverness.
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Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date1 February 1746 – 21 February 1746Wikidata
Date (year)1746Wikidata P580 start time
Century18th centuryderived
PeriodJacobite & laterderived
CountryScotlandderived
War / conflictJacobite rising of 1745Wikidata

About the battle

The siege of Inverness (also known as the siege of Fort George) took place in February 1746 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Supporters of Prince Charles Edward Stuart laid siege to Old Fort George, a medieval castle that had been garrisoned by Crown forces. After three days of fighting, the fort was surrendered after the attackers threatened to blow up the old castle by tunnelling under its walls.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 57.4761, -4.2253

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Inverness (1746) (revision 1370742002), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

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