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Battle of Aughrim

Battle of Aughrim was a battle fought on 22 July 1691 at Aughrim, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Williamite War in Ireland, which ran from 1689 to 1691. The recorded result: Williamite and Allied victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 20,000–25,000.

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Depiction of the Battle of Aughrim (1691) by John Mulvany. Note: image of painting was edited by Scolaire to remove text.
Depiction of the Battle of Aughrim (1691) by John Mulvany. Note: image of painting was edited by Scolaire to remove text.. John Mulvany (c. 1839 – 1906), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 July 1691
WhereAughrim, Ireland53.295N, 8.312W
OutcomeWilliamite and Allied victory
BelligerentsWilliamites; Dutch RepublicagainstJacobites; Kingdom of France
Casualties and losses3,000 killedand4,000 killed; 4,000 missing; 581 captured
Part ofWilliamite War in Ireland1689 to 1691

Where it sits in the Williamite War in Ireland

Siege of Carrickfergus, 1689Battle of Belleek, 1689Battle of Newtownbutler, 1689Siege of Derry, 1689Battle of Cavan, 1690Battle of the Boyne, 1690Siege of Athlone, 1690Siege of Limerick, 1690Siege of Cork, 1690Siege of Limerick, 1691Siege of Athlone, 1691Battle of Aughrim, 169116891691Battle of Aughrim, 1691
12 placed engagements of the Williamite War in Ireland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 July 1691
PlaceAughrim, Ireland
53.295N, 8.312W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength20,00020,000–25,000
Casualties and losses3,000 killed4,000 killed; 4,000 missing; 581 captured
Commanders
  • Charles Chalmot de Saint-Ruhe
Battle of AughrimBattle of AughrimBattle of Meelick IslandSiege of AthloneSiege of AthloneSecond Battle of AthenryFirst Battle of AthenryBattle of Meelick IslandSiege of AthloneSecond Battle of AthenryLimerickDundalkDroghedaKilkennySligoWaterfordTraleeShannon100 km53.295N, 8.312W
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: ENG ARMYDefender: ENG & IRISH REB ARMY
Strength18,00025,000
Casualties2,700 (15.0%)4,400 (17.6%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1094
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width6.4 km4.8 km
Attacker advanced1.2 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 44), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Aughrim is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887916, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aughrim, revision 1370107183, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.