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Siege of Carrickfergus

Siege of Carrickfergus was a siege conducted in 1689 at Carrickfergus, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Williamite War in Ireland, which ran from 1689 to 1691. The recorded result: Williamite victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 500.

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North-east side of Carrickfergus Castle, Northern Ireland, 1988
North-east side of Carrickfergus Castle, Northern Ireland, 1988. David Trochos at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1689
WhereCarrickfergus, United Kingdom54.716N, 5.809W
OutcomeWilliamite victory
BelligerentsWilliamitesagainstJacobites
Casualties and losses200 killedand150 killed
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, 169116891691Siege of Carrickfergus, 1689
12 placed engagements of the Williamite War in Ireland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1689 (year precision)
to 27 August 1689
PlaceCarrickfergus, United Kingdom
54.716N, 5.809W
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthUnknown500
Casualties and losses200 killed150 killed
Commanders
  • Charles MacCarthy More
  • Cormac O'Neill
Siege of CarrickfergusSiege of CarrickfergusBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of St Matthew'sBattle at SpringmartinBattle of LenadoonBattle of St Matthew'sGlasgowBlackpoolLondonderry/DerryAyrDundalkDroghedaDouglasDumfries100 km54.716N, 5.809W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1597 and 1760.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1689

Siege of Carrickfergus is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21008775, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Carrickfergus, revision 1370740056, 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.