Siege of Fort Augustus (December 1745)
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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.
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Siege of Fort Augustus | |||||||
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Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745 | |||||||
Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Francis Groome | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Government[1] | Jacobites[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Campbell[1] | Simon Fraser | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
600[1] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
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