1690
Capture of Athlone
Ginkel captures Athlone
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Ginkel captures Athlone
Commands the Capture of Athlone
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
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
Created Earl of Athlone, 1st
Created Earl Athlone, 1st
Created Earl of Athlone, 1st
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