Siege of Brahan

Siege of Brahan
Part of Jacobite rising of 1715

Brahan Castle
DateNovember 1715
Location57°33′24″N 4°29′21″W / 57.5568°N 4.4893°W / 57.5568; -4.4893
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain:
Clan Sutherland
Clan Munro
Clan Fraser of Lovat
Jacobites:
Clan Mackenzie
Commanders and leaders
Earl of Sutherland
Baronet Munro
Fraser of Castle Leathers
Earl of Seaforth
Strength
1500 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 400 cows seized
200 sheep seized
Siege of Brahan is located in Scotland
Siege of Brahan
Location within Scotland

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.[1]

  1. ^ Rose, D.M (1897). "6". Historical notes; or Essays on the 15 and 45. Edinburgh: W Brown. pp. 55–69. Retrieved 14 April 2019.