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Siege of Limerick

England · Warfare / English Succession War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1690–1691Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1690

James II3 July 1690

Limerick · Warfare / English Succession War

The Williamites triumphantly march into Dublin two days after the Battle of the Boyne, the Jacobite army abandoned the city and marched to Limerick, behind the River Shannon, where they were besieged

1691

William III of OrangeJuly 1691

Limerick · Warfare / English Succession War

Limerick capitulates to Williamite forces after the final major siege of the Irish war.

Names involved

James IIWilliam III of Orange

Provenance

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