Godert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st19 June 1691
The firing begins on June 19, and on June 30 the town is stormed, the Irish army retreating towards Galway
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The firing begins on June 19, and on June 30 the town is stormed, the Irish army retreating towards Galway
Godert de Ginkell, the Williamites Dutch general, had breached the Jacobite line of defence by crossing the Shannon at Athlone - taking the town after a bloody siege
After reconstructing the fortifications of Ballymore, the army marches to Athlone, then one of the most important of the fortified towns of Ireland and key to the Jacobite defensive position, as it bridged the river Shannon
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