Siege of Brahan
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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]
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Siege of Brahan | |||||||
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Part of Jacobite rising of 1715 | |||||||
Brahan Castle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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 | ||||||
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1500 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
400 cows seized 200 sheep seized | ||||||
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