Historical place archive

Ballymore in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Ballymore in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1691–1691

Historical events in Ballymore

1691

June 1691
Capture of Ballymore
Godert de Ginkel · English Succession War

Ginkell took the fortress of Ballymore, capturing the whole garrison of 1,000 men. After reconstructing the fortifications of Ballymore, the army marched 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

June 1691
Siege of Ballymore
Godert de Ginkel · English Succession War

Takes the fortress of Ballymore, capturing the whole garrison of 1,000 men

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