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Siege of Limerick

Siege of Limerick was a siege conducted in August 1690 at Limerick, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Williamite War in Ireland, which ran from 1689 to 1691. The recorded result: Jacobite/French victory. Recorded strength: 25,000 men against 14,500 infantry in Limerick; 2,500 cavalry in Clare.

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FoughtAugust 1690
WhereLimerick, Ireland52.665N, 8.624W
OutcomeJacobite/French victory
BelligerentsWilliamitesagainstJacobites; Kingdom of France
Casualties and losses~3,000 killed in assault; 2,000 died of diseaseand~400 killed in action
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 Limerick, 1690
12 placed engagements of the Williamite War in Ireland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAugust 1690 (month precision)
to September 1690
PlaceLimerick, Ireland
52.665N, 8.624W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength25,000 men14,500 infantry in Limerick; 2,500 cavalry in Clare
Casualties and losses~3,000 killed in assault; 2,000 died of disease~400 killed in action
Commanders
Siege of LimerickSiege of LimerickSiege of LimerickSiege of LimerickSiege of LimerickBattle of Dysert O'DeaBattle of LiscarrollSiege of LimerickBattle of Dysert O'DeaBattle of LiscarrollDublinCorkGalwayDroghedaKillarneyTraleeShannonRos Comain100 km52.665N, 8.624W
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 4 times between 1642 and 1691.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1690

Siege of Limerick 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 Q2713014, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Limerick (1690), revision 1370742943, 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.