Siege of St Andrews Castle

Siege of St Andrews Castle
Part of The Rough Wooing
Fore Tower of St Andrews Castle
Date 1546–1547 Location St Andrews, Scotland 56°20′20.00″N 2°47′56.00″W / 56.3388889°N 2.7988889°W / 56.3388889; -2.7988889 Result Government victory
Belligerents
Scottish Government assisted by the Kingdom of France	Protestant Lairds of Fife assisted by the Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Regent Arran Leone Strozzi	Norman Leslie William Kirkcaldy
Casualties and losses
	Unknown
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The siege of St Andrews Castle (1546–1547) followed the killing of Cardinal David Beaton by a group of Protestants at St Andrews Castle. They remained in the castle and were besieged by the Governor of Scotland, Regent Arran. However, over 18 months the Scottish besieging forces made little impact, and the Castle finally surrendered to a French naval force after artillery bombardment. The Protestant garrison, including the preacher John Knox, were taken to France and used as galley slaves.