Sieges of Stirling Castle

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.
• 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

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