Battle of Aughrim (1691)

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Eachroim ⓘ
associatedWith Treaty of Limerick ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Limerick (1691)
belligerent Jacobite forces ⓘ
Williamites ⓘ
surface form: Williamite forces
category 1691 in Ireland ⓘ
Battles involving England ⓘ
Battles involving Ireland ⓘ
Battles of the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
commander Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth ⓘ
Dominic Sheldon ⓘ
Godert de Ginkell ⓘ
Henry Luttrell ⓘ
John Hamilton ⓘ
Patrick Sarsfield ⓘ
William Dorrington ⓘ
conflict Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Williamite–Jacobite War
country Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
date 12 July 1691 (Old Style) ⓘ
22 July 1691 (New Style) ⓘ
era late 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
historicalReputation one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on Irish soil ⓘ
JacobiteCasualties approximately 7,000–9,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
large numbers taken prisoner ⓘ
JacobiteStrength approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ
languageVariantName Cath Eachroma (Irish) ⓘ
location near Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland ⓘ
memorials battlefield monuments near Aughrim, County Galway ⓘ
notableEvent death of Jacobite commander Saint-Ruth during the battle ⓘ
partOf Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
politicalContext struggle between supporters of William III and Mary II and supporters of James II ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
relatedConflict Glorious Revolution ⓘ
relatedPerson James II of England ⓘ
surface form: James II of England and VII of Scotland

William III of England ⓘ
religiousDimension conflict between largely Protestant Williamite forces and largely Catholic Jacobite forces ⓘ
result decisive Williamite victory ⓘ
significance decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
effectively ended organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland ⓘ
strategicConsequence opened the way for Williamite advance on Galway and Limerick ⓘ
strategicObjective Williamite attempt to break Jacobite defensive line in western Ireland ⓘ
terrain boggy ground and ridges around Kilcommadan Hill ⓘ
theatre Irish theatre of the Nine Years’ War ⓘ
WilliamiteCasualties approximately 3,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
WilliamiteStrength approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ
year 1691 ⓘ

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Nine Years' War → hasMajorBattle → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland → majorBattle → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
War of the Two Kings → hasMajorBattle → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Williamites → notableBattle → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Godert de Ginkell → notableBattle → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth → notableBattle → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth → deathEvent → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Eachroim → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Eachroim → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim 1691
Cath Eachroma (Irish) → hasEnglishName → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
subject surface form: Cath Eachroma
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
William Dorrington → notableEvent → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
William Dorrington → participatedIn → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Siege of Athlone (1691) → followedBy → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Dominic Sheldon → notableEvent → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Dominic Sheldon → participatedIn → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Jacobite Irish Army → engagement → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim
Williamite army → engagedInBattle → Battle of Aughrim (1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aughrim