Siege of Limerick (1691) | |||||||
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Part of the Williamite War in Ireland | |||||||
![]() The treaty stone on which the Treaty of Limerick was signed in 1691 | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
20,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
low, though likely some deaths from disease | c.800 killed |
The siege of Limerick in western Ireland was a second siege of the town during the Williamite War in Ireland (1689–1691). The city, held by Jacobite forces, was able to beat off a Williamite assault in 1690. However, after a second siege in August–October 1691, it surrendered on favourable terms.