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Siege of Stirling Castle

Great Britain · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1746Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1746

Henry Hawley15 January 1746

Stirling Castle · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

Hawley advanced with his main army of 6,000 on 15 January, intending to relieve Stirling Castle

Henry Hawley17 January 1746

Stirling · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

Captures Edindurgh then tries to releive the siege of Stirling but defeated at Falkirk

Henry HawleyJanuary 1746

Stirling · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

Goes to the relief of General Blakeney but defeated at Falkirk

Names involved

Henry Hawley

Provenance

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