Siege of Limerick

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The Siege of Limerick was a major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland in which English Parliamentarian forces besieged the Jacobite-held city, helping to determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland.

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Siege of Limerick canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement
siege
attackers English Parliamentarian forces
Williamite army
belligerent supporters of James II of England
supporters of William III of England
conflict Williamite War in Ireland
conflictSide Jacobite Ireland
linked to: Jacobitism

Williamite forces in Ireland
linked to: Williamite army
country Ireland
defenders Jacobite garrison of Limerick
describedAs major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland
hasCause Glorious Revolution
deposition of James II
hasParticipant English Parliamentarian forces
Irish Jacobite forces
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army

Jacobites
linked to: Jacobite forces

Williamites
historicalRegion Munster
location Kingdom of Ireland
Limerick
militaryTheater Irish theatre of the Nine Years' War
objective capture of the Jacobite-held city of Limerick
opponent Jacobites
linked to: Jacobite forces

Williamites
partOf Nine Years' War
Williamite War in Ireland
relatedEvent Battle of the Boyne
Siege of Athlone
linked to: Battle of Athlone

Treaty of Limerick
result Williamite victory
significance helped determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland
strategicImportance control of western Ireland
pressure on Jacobite resistance in Ireland
timePeriod late 17th century

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Cromwellian conquest of Ireland hasPart Siege of Limerick
Godard van Reede notableBattle Siege of Limerick