Siege of Limerick 1642
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The Siege of Limerick in 1642 was an early Irish Confederate Wars engagement in which Irish Catholic forces besieged and captured the strategically important city of Limerick from its English Protestant garrison.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Siege of Limerick 1642 Context triple: [King John’s Castle, significantEvent, Siege of Limerick 1642]
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Siege of Limerick
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 (1651)
The Siege of Limerick (1651) was a major Cromwellian siege during the later stages of the Irish Confederate Wars, in which English Parliamentarian forces captured the strategically vital city of Limerick from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Siege of Kilkenny
The Siege of Kilkenny was a 1650 military engagement during Oliver Cromwell’s campaign in Ireland, in which his New Model Army captured the Confederate stronghold of Kilkenny after a brief but intense assault.
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Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)
The Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) was a pivotal Williamite War in Ireland engagement in which Jacobite forces defended the strategic city of Limerick against Williamite armies, helping determine the political and religious future of Ireland.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Siege of Limerick 1642 Target entity description: The Siege of Limerick in 1642 was an early Irish Confederate Wars engagement in which Irish Catholic forces besieged and captured the strategically important city of Limerick from its English Protestant garrison.
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A.
Siege of Limerick
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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B.
Siege of Limerick (1651)
The Siege of Limerick (1651) was a major Cromwellian siege during the later stages of the Irish Confederate Wars, in which English Parliamentarian forces captured the strategically vital city of Limerick from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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C.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Siege of Kilkenny
The Siege of Kilkenny was a 1650 military engagement during Oliver Cromwell’s campaign in Ireland, in which his New Model Army captured the Confederate stronghold of Kilkenny after a brief but intense assault.
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E.
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)
The Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) was a pivotal Williamite War in Ireland engagement in which Jacobite forces defended the strategic city of Limerick against Williamite armies, helping determine the political and religious future of Ireland.
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