Capture of Eilean Donan Castle

Quando

10 de mai. de 1719

Tipo

Evento

Coordenadas

57.27° N, 5.52° W

Description

Capture of Eilean Donan Castle: A British naval force capture Eilean Donan from occupying Spanish troops.

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Capture of Eilean Donan Castle: A British naval force capture Eilean Donan from occupying Spanish troops

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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