3 July 1690
Siege of Limerick
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
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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
William III of Orange conducts a siege of Limerick but fails to capture the strongly defended Jacobite city.
William III of Orange abandons the first siege of Limerick after failed assaults, supply difficulties and worsening weather.
The civil articles of the Treaty of Limerick offer security of life and property to qualifying Jacobite soldiers and civilians who submit to William III of Orange.
Under the Williamite settlement at Limerick, limited religious protections are promised to Irish Catholics who meet the treaty's conditions.
Jamess loss of nerve and speedy exit from the battlefield of the Boyne enraged his Irish supporters, who fought on until the Treaty of Limerick in 1691
The Treaty of Limerick ends organized Jacobite resistance in Ireland and settles military and civil terms under William III of Orange's government.
Limerick capitulates to Williamite forces after the final major siege of the Irish war.
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