Sieges of Stirling Castle
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English There have been several sieges of Stirling Castle, a strategically important fortification in Stirling, Scotland.
- During the Wars of Scottish Independence
- Siege of Stirling Castle (1299), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison
- Siege of Stirling Castle (1304), successful English siege of a Scottish garrison
- Siege of Stirling Castle (1314), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison preceding the battle of Bannockburn
- Siège of Stirling Castle (1337), unsuccessful siege by Andrew Murray
- Between 1571 and 1585, the castle was besieged three times by Scottish factions during the reign of James VI.[1]
- Siege of Stirling Castle (1651), successful siege by Oliver Cromwell during the Third English Civil War.
- Siege of Stirling Castle (1746), unsuccessful siege by Charles Edward Stuart during the Jacobite rising of 1745
References
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- ↑ Alexander Courtney, James VI, Britannic Prince: King of Scots and Elizabeth's Heir, 1566–1603 (Routledge, 2024), pp. 25, 72, 83–86.
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