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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| Siege of Cork (1690) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Cork (1690) Context triple: [Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, battle, Siege of Cork (1690)]
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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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B.
Siege of Athlone (1691)
The Siege of Athlone (1691) was a key engagement during the Williamite War in Ireland in which Williamite forces captured the strategically vital town of Athlone from Jacobite defenders, paving the way for their decisive victory at Aughrim.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Siege of Derry
The Siege of Derry was a pivotal 1689 confrontation in which Protestant defenders held the walled city of Derry against Jacobite forces, becoming a defining episode in Irish and British Protestant memory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Cork (1690) Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Siege of Athlone (1691)
The Siege of Athlone (1691) was a key engagement during the Williamite War in Ireland in which Williamite forces captured the strategically vital town of Athlone from Jacobite defenders, paving the way for their decisive victory at Aughrim.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Siege of Derry
The Siege of Derry was a pivotal 1689 confrontation in which Protestant defenders held the walled city of Derry against Jacobite forces, becoming a defining episode in Irish and British Protestant memory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
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Jacobite Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacobite forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of England (William III) NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamite forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Sieges involving England
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Sieges involving the Dutch Republic ⓘ Sieges of the Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Jacobite side
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Williamite side ⓘ |
| commander |
Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty
NERFINISHED
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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough NERFINISHED ⓘ Justinus van Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger McElligott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1690-09-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Kinsale (1690) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonSide | Jacobite garrison of Cork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cork
NERFINISHED
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County Cork NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Ireland ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Williamite victory
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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
NERFINISHED
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William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | surrender of the Jacobite garrison at Cork ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Protestant control over southern Ireland
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reduced Jacobite access to continental support ⓘ |
| startDate | 1690-09-21 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of a major Jacobite-held port
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secure Williamite control of southern Ireland ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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Nine Years' War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForces |
Dutch troops
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English troops ⓘ naval support from the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| year | 1690 ⓘ |
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