Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)

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battle engagement of the Williamite War in Ireland siege

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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Label Occurrences
Siege of Limerick (1691) 8
Siege of Limerick (1690) 5
First Siege of Limerick (1690) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
surface form: Sieges of Limerick (Williamite War)
attackedBy Williamite army ⓘ
forces loyal to William III of England ⓘ
belligerent Jacobite risings ⓘ
surface form: 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 Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First Siege of Limerick (1690)

Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Second Siege of Limerick (1691)
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
location County Limerick ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Limerick ⓘ
opponent Royal Army of King James II ⓘ
surface form: Jacobite forces

Williamites ⓘ
surface form: 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 (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nine Years' War → hasMajorBattle → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
Battle of Aughrim (1691) → followedBy → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → hasPart → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Siege of Limerick (1690)
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → hasPart → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Siege of Limerick (1691)
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sieges of Limerick (Williamite War)
War of the Two Kings → hasMajorEvent → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1690)
War of the Two Kings → hasMajorEvent → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
Godert de Ginkell → notableBattle → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
Treaty of Limerick → negotiatedAfter → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
Patrick Sarsfield → conflict → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1690)
Patrick Sarsfield → conflict → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
Battle of the Boyne → followedBy → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1690)
Battle of Eachroim → followedBy → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
Jacobite Irish Army → engagement → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1690)
Jacobite Irish Army → engagement → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
Williamite army → engagedInBattle → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1690)
Williamite army → engagedInBattle → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick (1691)
King John’s Castle → significantEvent → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Williamite Siege of Limerick 1690
King John’s Castle → significantEvent → Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Limerick 1691