Siege of Fort Augustus (March 1746)

Siege of Fort Augustus
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745

Fort Augustus
Date22 February to 1 March 1746
Location
Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great BritainKingdom of Great Britain Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Major Hugh Wentworth Kingdom of France Colonel Stapleton
Kingdom of France Colonel James Grant
Strength
300 (estimated) 1,500–1,800 (estimated)
Casualties and losses
None None

The siege of Fort Augustus took place from 22 February to 1 March 1746, during the Jacobite rising of 1745.[1] After a short siege, the government garrison surrendered to a Jacobite force, which then moved on to besiege Fort William, using artillery captured at Fort Augustus.

  1. ^ Clark, p. 362