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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Athlone (1691) | 1 |
| Jacobite garrison of Athlone | 1 |
| Siege of Athlone (1691) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Athlone (1691) Context triple: [Battle of Aughrim (1691), precededBy, Siege of Athlone (1691)]
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Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)
The Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) was a pivotal Williamite War in Ireland engagement in which Jacobite forces defended the strategic city of Limerick against Williamite armies, helping determine the political and religious future of Ireland.
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Siege of Limerick (1651)
The Siege of Limerick (1651) was a major Cromwellian siege during the later stages of the Irish Confederate Wars, in which English Parliamentarian forces captured the strategically vital city of Limerick from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Siege of Derry
The Siege of Derry was a pivotal 1689 confrontation in which Protestant defenders held the walled city of Derry against Jacobite forces, becoming a defining episode in Irish and British Protestant memory.
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Battle of Aughrim (1691)
The Battle of Aughrim (1691) was a decisive engagement in Ireland’s Williamite War, where Williamite forces crushed the Jacobite army, effectively ending organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Athlone (1691) Target entity description: 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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A.
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)
The Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) was a pivotal Williamite War in Ireland engagement in which Jacobite forces defended the strategic city of Limerick against Williamite armies, helping determine the political and religious future of Ireland.
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B.
Siege of Limerick (1651)
The Siege of Limerick (1651) was a major Cromwellian siege during the later stages of the Irish Confederate Wars, in which English Parliamentarian forces captured the strategically vital city of Limerick from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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C.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Siege of Derry
The Siege of Derry was a pivotal 1689 confrontation in which Protestant defenders held the walled city of Derry against Jacobite forces, becoming a defining episode in Irish and British Protestant memory.
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E.
Battle of Aughrim (1691)
The Battle of Aughrim (1691) was a decisive engagement in Ireland’s Williamite War, where Williamite forces crushed the Jacobite army, effectively ending organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| 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
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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
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river crossing assault ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Athlone (1691) Description of subject: 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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