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Capture of Bandon | |||||||
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Part of Williamite War in Ireland | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Williamite forces | Jacobite forces | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Justin McCarthy | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | Light |
The Capture of Bandon occurred in 1689 when the town of Bandon in County Cork, Ireland was forcibly seized from its rebellious Protestant inhabitants by force of Irish Army troops under Justin McCarthy. The skirmishing at the town took place during the early stages of the Williamite War in Ireland. The Jacobite success at Bandon helped suppress any chance of a general Munster uprising against the rule of James II similar to that which occurred in Ulster the same year. The slogan "No Surrender!" is believed to have been first used at Bandon and subsequently taken up, more famously, by the defenders at the Siege of Derry the same year.