Siege of Limerick
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The Siege of Limerick was a major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland in which English Parliamentarian forces besieged the Jacobite-held city, helping to determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Limerick canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attackers |
English Parliamentarian forces
ⓘ
Williamite army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
supporters of James II of England
ⓘ
supporters of William III of England ⓘ |
| conflict | Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Jacobite Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williamite forces in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenders | Jacobite garrison of Limerick ⓘ |
| describedAs | major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Glorious Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deposition of James II ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
English Parliamentarian forces
ⓘ
Irish Jacobite forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacobites NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Irish theatre of the Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the Jacobite-held city of Limerick ⓘ |
| opponent |
Jacobites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williamites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nine Years' War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of the Boyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Athlone NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Williamite victory ⓘ |
| significance | helped determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of western Ireland
ⓘ
pressure on Jacobite resistance in Ireland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
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