Siege of Carlisle
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The Siege of Carlisle may refer to:
- Siege of Carlisle (1315)Siege of Carlisle (1315)The Siege of Carlisle , was a conflict in the First War of Scottish Independence. Robert the Bruce, after his victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, had led a raid into England, and went to besiege Carlisle. He used all methods he could, including ladders, to get his troops up. But many ladders were...
, Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of CarlisleAndrew Harclay, 1st Earl of CarlisleAndrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle , alternatively Andreas de Harcla, was an important English military leader in the borderlands with Scotland during the reign of Edward II. Coming from a knightly family in Westmorland, he was appointed sheriff of Cumberland in 1311...
drove off Robert I of Scotland from a siege of Carlisle - Siege of Carlisle (1644), Covenators besiege but fail to take Carlisle, being held by Royalist James Graham, 1st Marquess of MontroseJames Graham, 1st Marquess of MontroseJames Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed...
- Siege of Carlisle (1645)Siege of Carlisle (1645)After the storming of Newcastle in October of 1644, General Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven returned with part of the Scottish army into Cumberland and besieged Carlisle...
, Covenators under Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven besige and take Carlisle from a Royalist garrison in 1645 - Siege of Carlisle (November 1745)Siege of Carlisle (November 1745)The siege and capture of Carlisle was an important event of the 1745 to 1746 Jacobite Uprising. Jacobite forces loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart captured the city of Carlisle and Carlisle Castle on 14th - 15th November 1745....
, The Jacobite Army under Charles Edward Stuart besiege and take Carlisle - Siege of Carlisle (December 1745)Siege of Carlisle (December 1745)The Siege of Carlisle took place during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745–46 after Charles Edward Stuart was forced to retreat north back into Scotland...
, British forces under the Duke of Cumberland besiege and retake Carlisle