Siege of Fort Augustus (March 1746)

Siege of Fort Augustus
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745
Fort Augustus
Date 22 February to 1 March 1746 Location Fort Augustus, Scottish Highlands Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain	Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Major Hugh Wentworth	Colonel Stapleton 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.