Siege of Athlone (1691)

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The Siege of Athlone (1691) was a key engagement during the Williamite War in Ireland in which Williamite forces captured the strategically vital town of Athlone from Jacobite defenders, paving the way for their decisive victory at Aughrim.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
siege
attacker Williamite army
surface form: Williamite army of Ireland
belligerent supporters of James II of England
supporters of William III of England
capturedBy Williamite army
surface form: Williamite forces
combatant Jacobite Irish Army
surface form: Jacobite forces

Williamite forces
commander Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth
Colonel Richard Grace
Conrad von Schomberg
Godert de Ginkell
James Douglas (Williamite general)
conflict Williamite War in Ireland
conflictType early modern siege
country Kingdom of Ireland
date 1691
defendedBy Jacobite forces
defender Siege of Athlone (1691) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jacobite garrison of Athlone
endTime 30 June 1691
era 17th century
followedBy Battle of Aughrim (1691)
surface form: Battle of Aughrim
hasLocation Athlone
County Roscommon
County Westmeath
River Shannon
hasPart assault on the bridge over the Shannon
storming of the Irish town
historicalPeriod Williamite War in Ireland
surface form: Williamite era in Ireland
namedAfter Athlone
opponent Jacobite defenders
Williamite attackers
partOf Nine Years' War
Williamite War in Ireland
precededBy First Siege of Athlone (1690)
relatedTo Battle of the Boyne
Treaty of Limerick
result Williamite victory
side Jacobite Irish Army
surface form: Jacobite side

Williamites
surface form: Williamite side
significance broke Jacobite defensive line on the Shannon
paved the way for Williamite victory at Aughrim
startTime June 1691
strategicImportance control of River Shannon crossing
gateway to western Ireland
territorialChange Athlone captured by Williamites
theatre Irish theatre of the Nine Years' War
used artillery bombardment
river crossing assault

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Battle of Aughrim (1691) precededBy Siege of Athlone (1691)
Battle of Eachroim precededBy Siege of Athlone (1691)
this entity surface form: Battle of Athlone (1691)
Siege of Athlone (1691) defender Siege of Athlone (1691) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jacobite garrison of Athlone