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Siege of Stirling Castle

1304 siege during the First War of Scottish Independence

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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