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Capture of Carrickfergus

Name: Capture of Carrickfergus – Ireland factsheet records
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Ireland · Warfare / Williamite War in Ireland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1689Date range

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Chronological records

1689

Frederick Schomberg Schomberg, 1st Duke27 August 1689

Carrickfergus · Warfare / Williamite War in Ireland

Captures Carrickfergus after landing in Ulster

Names involved

Frederick Schomberg Schomberg, 1st Duke

Provenance

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