Siege of Cork (1690)

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The Siege of Cork (1690) was a Williamite War engagement in Ireland in which English and Dutch forces captured the Jacobite-held city of Cork, helping to secure Protestant control over southern Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
siege
belligerent Dutch Republic
Jacobite Ireland
linked to: Jacobitism

Jacobite forces
Kingdom of England (William III)
linked to: Kingdom of England

Williamite forces
linked to: Williamite army
category Sieges involving England
Sieges involving the Dutch Republic
Sieges of the Williamite War in Ireland
combatantSide Jacobite side
Williamite side
commander Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Justinus van Nassau
Roger McElligott
conflict Williamite War in Ireland
countryAtTime Kingdom of Ireland
endDate 1690-09-29
followedBy Siege of Kinsale (1690)
garrisonSide Jacobite garrison of Cork
hasLocation Cork
linked to: Cork city

County Cork
Ireland
southern Ireland
hasResult Williamite victory
capture of Cork by Williamite forces
strengthening of Protestant control in southern Ireland
weakening of Jacobite control in southern Ireland
militaryTheater Irish theatre of the Williamite War
opposingMonarch James II of England
William III of England
partOf Williamite War in Ireland
precededBy Battle of the Boyne
resultedIn surrender of the Jacobite garrison at Cork
significance helped secure Protestant control over southern Ireland
reduced Jacobite access to continental support
startDate 1690-09-21
strategicObjective capture of a major Jacobite-held port
secure Williamite control of southern Ireland
timePeriod 17th century
Nine Years' War era
linked to: Nine Years' War
usedForces Dutch troops
English troops
naval support from the Royal Navy
year 1690

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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton battle Siege of Cork (1690)
Siege of Cork (1690) garrisonSide Jacobite garrison of Cork
linked to: Siege of Cork (1690)
Siege of Cork (1690) category Sieges of the Williamite War in Ireland
linked to: Siege of Cork (1690)