Capture of Eilean Donan Castle | |||||||
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Part of the Jacobite rising of 1719 | |||||||
![]() Eilean Donan Castle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1 ship of the line 2 frigates | 50 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12 killed and wounded |
7 killed and wounded 43 captured[1] | ||||||
Location within 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. After a naval bombardment, the British government forces stormed the castle, and the defenders surrendered. The castle was subsequently destroyed with gunpowder.