What the records say
- When
- Aug 1690 – Sep 1690
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 52.67° N, 8.62° W
- Description
- 1690 Jacobites withstood Williamites
Siege of Limerick (1690)
1690 siege
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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