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Siege of Brahan

Siege of Brahan was a siege conducted in November 1715 at Brahan Castle, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Jacobite rising of 1715. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: 1500 against Unknown.

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19th century photo of Brahan Castle, near Dingwall, Scotland. Now demolished
19th century photo of Brahan Castle, near Dingwall, Scotland. Now demolished. W. Ritchie & Sons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtNovember 1715
WhereBrahan Castle, United Kingdom57.557N, 4.489W
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsGreat Britain: Clan Sutherland; Clan Munro; Clan Fraser of LovatagainstJacobites: Clan Mackenzie
Casualties and lossesUnknownand400 cows seized; 200 sheep seized
Part ofJacobite rising of 1715

Where it sits in Jacobite rising of 1715

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Record

DateNovember 1715 (month precision)
PlaceBrahan Castle, United Kingdom
57.557N, 4.489W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1500Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown400 cows seized; 200 sheep seized
Commanders
  • John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland
  • Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet
  • James Fraser of Castle Leathers
  • William Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1187 and 1715.

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Elsewhere in 1715

Siege of Brahan is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509883, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Brahan, revision 1370739707, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.