page_title: Siege of Fort Augustus (March 1746)
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Fort Augustus (March 1746) / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: The old fort at Fort Augusts, Scottish Highlands
context_page_description: The Siege of Fort Augustus took place from 22 February to 1 March 1746, during the Jacobite rising of 1745. After a short siege, the government garrison surrendered to a Jacobite force, which then moved on to besiege Fort William, using artillery captured at Fort Augustus.
context_section_description: The Jacobites moved on to Fort William, the last government strong point along the Great Glen, a much stronger facility. The Siege of Fort William was abandoned in early April.
caption: Another drawing of the old fort c.1788
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