Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)

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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.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the Williamite War in Ireland
siege
alsoKnownAs Sieges of Limerick (Williamite War)
attackedBy Williamite army
forces loyal to William III of England
belligerent Jacobites
Williamites
combatantSide supporters of James II of England
supporters of William III of England
commandedBy Patrick Sarsfield
conflict Williamite War in Ireland
consequence Flight of the Wild Geese
confirmation of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland
formal capitulation of Jacobite forces in Ireland
country Kingdom of Ireland
defendedBy Jacobite Irish Army
Patrick Sarsfield
endedWith Treaty of Limerick
endTime 1691
followed Battle of the Boyne
genre early modern siege warfare
hasPart First Siege of Limerick (1690)
Second Siege of Limerick (1691)
historicalPeriod late 17th century
location County Limerick
Ireland
Limerick
opponent Jacobite forces
Williamite forces
partOf Nine Years' War
history of Ireland
history of Limerick
religiousDimension conflict between Catholic Jacobites and Protestant Williamites
result Williamite victory
significance decisive engagement of the Williamite War in Ireland
helped determine the political future of Ireland
helped determine the religious future of Ireland
startTime 1690
strategicImportance control of the River Shannon crossing
defence of the city of Limerick
last major Jacobite stronghold in western Ireland
treatySigned Treaty of Limerick
year 1690
1691

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ("First Siege of Limerick (1690)")
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ("Second Siege of Limerick (1691)")
hasPart
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ("Sieges of Limerick (Williamite War)")
alsoKnownAs
Battle of Aughrim (1691) ("Siege of Limerick (1691)")
followedBy
Nine Years' War
hasMajorBattle

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