Capture of Eilean Donan Castle

Capture of Eilean Donan Castle
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1719

Eilean Donan Castle
Date10 May 1719
Location57°16′26.50″N 05°30′58″W / 57.2740278°N 5.51611°W / 57.2740278; -5.51611
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain British Government Jacobites
Spain
Commanders and leaders
Chester Boyle Unknown
Strength
1 ship of the line
2 frigates
50
Casualties and losses
12 killed and wounded 7 killed and wounded
43 captured[1]
Capture of Eilean Donan Castle is located in Scotland
Capture of Eilean Donan Castle
Location within Scotland

The Capture of Eilean Donan Castle was a land-based naval engagement that took place in 1719 during the British Jacobite rising of that year, and the War of the Quadruple Alliance. A British naval reconnaissance force of three ships attacked the castle of Eilean Donan on the west coast of Scotland, which was held by Spanish troops. After a naval bombardment, the British government forces stormed the castle, and the defenders surrendered. The castle was subsequently destroyed with gunpowder.

  1. ^ Smith p. 215-18