Capture of Eilean Donan Castle

Capture of Eilean Donan Castle
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1719
Eilean Donan Castle
Date 10 May 1719 Location Eilean Donan, Scotland, Great Britain 57°16′26.50″N 05°30′58″W / 57.2740278°N 5.51611°W / 57.2740278; -5.51611 Result Government victory
Belligerents
British Government	Jacobites Spain
Commanders and leaders
Chester Boyle	Unknown
Strength
1 ship of the line 2 frigates	50
Casualties and losses
12 killed and wounded	7 killed and wounded 43 captured[1]
class=notpageimage| 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.