Siege of Fort Augustus (December 1745)

Siege of Fort Augustus
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745

Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Francis Groome
DateDecember 1745
Location
Fort Augustus, Scotland, Great Britain
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Government[1] Jacobites[1]
Commanders and leaders
John Campbell[1] Simon Fraser
Strength
600[1] Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The first siege of Fort Augustus, at the SW end of Loch Ness, Scotland, took place in December 1745 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745.

  1. ^ a b c d Simpson, Peter (1996). The Independent Highland Companies, 1603–1760. Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers. pp. 132–133. ISBN 085976432-X.