What the records say
- When
- 10 May 1719
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 57.27° N, 5.52° W
- Description
- Capture of Eilean Donan Castle: A British naval force capture Eilean Donan from occupying Spanish troops.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Capture of Eilean Donan Castle.
Summary
Capture of Eilean Donan Castle: A British naval force capture Eilean Donan from occupying Spanish troops
Capture of Eilean Donan Castle
Capture of a castle as part of the Jacobite rising of 1719, in Scotland
The Capture of Eilean Donan Castle was a land-based naval engagement that took place in 1719 during the British Jacobite rising of that year, and the War of the Quadruple Alliance. A British naval reconnaissance force of three ships attacked the castle of Eilean Donan on the west coast of Scotland, which was held by Spanish troops.
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