| Siege of Ruthven Barracks (1745) | |||||||
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| Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745 | |||||||
 The remains of Ruthven Barracks | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Great Britain |  Jacobites | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Terrance Molloy [2] | Archibald Cameron John O'Sullivan [2] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15 [2] | 150 [2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed [2] | 2 killed [2] | ||||||
The siege of Ruthven Barracks by Jacobite rebels of a small group of government soldiers took place in August 1745 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745. [1]
On 29 August 1745 a force of 300 Jacobite rebels marched on the Government held Ruthven Barracks. [2] The barracks were under the command of Sergeant Terrance Molloy who had with him only 14 private soldiers. [2] The Jacobites came to the gate of the barracks and demanded that Molloy surrender. [2] Molloy was defiant and refused despite the Jacobites telling him that they would hang him and his men if he refused. [2] The Jacobites then retreated some distance. [2] [3]
At nightfall around about 150 Jacobites returned and attacked the barracks. [2] They set fire to the door gate but the defending soldiers managed to put it out. [2] The man who started the fire was spotted and became an early victim. [2] At about half past three in the morning the Jacobites withdrew. [2] Sergeant Molloy then agreed to speak to two of the Jacobite leaders but he still refused terms of surrender. [2] However, Molloy did agree to allow the Jacobites to remove their dead and wounded. [2] The Jacobites had lost two men dead and several others wounded. [2] The Government soldiers had only lost one man, who had been killed when he raised his head above the parapet, despite orders to keep his head down. [2]
The Jacobites then left Ruthven but not without stealing many provisions from the residents of Ruthven Village. [2] Sergeant Molloy was immediately promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [2] On 10 February 1746, 300 Jacobites returned to attack Ruthven Barracks again and this time they had the advantage of having brought artillery with them. [2]
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