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Siege of Limerick 1690

Siege of Limerick 1690
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Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1690Wikidata P580 start time
Century17th centuryderived
PeriodJacobite & laterderived
CountryIrelandderived
War / conflictWilliamite War in IrelandWikidata

About the battle

Limerick, a city in western Ireland, was besieged twice in the Williamite War in Ireland in 1689–1691. On the first occasion, in August to September 1690, its Jacobite defenders retreated to the city after their defeat at the Battle of the Boyne. The Williamites, under William III, tried to take Limerick by storm but were driven off and had to retire into their winter quarters.

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 52.6653, -8.6238

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Limerick (1690) (revision 1370742943), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

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