Siege of Culloden House (1745)
| Siege of Culloden House | |||||||
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| Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745 | |||||||
Old Culloden House, Duncan Forbes | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Government | Jacobites | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Duncan Forbes | Simon Fraser | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
1 killed 1 wounded | ||||||
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The siege of Culloden House took place on the night of 15/16 October 1745 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745. 200 men of the Jacobite Clan Fraser of Lovat attempted to capture Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden who was the Lord President of the Court of Session, the most senior legal officer in Scotland.