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| Siege of Limerick (1690) | |||||||
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| Part of the Williamite War in Ireland | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Siege_of_Limerick_1690_-_2.jpg) A 1690 etching of the siege | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Williamites |
 Jacobites France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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William III of England |
Marquis de Boisseleau Earl of Tyrconnell Earl of Lucan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 25,000 men |
14,500 infantry in Limerick 2,500 cavalry in Clare | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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~3,000 killed in assault 2,000 died of disease | ~400 killed in action | ||||||
Limerick, a city in western Ireland, was besieged twice in the Williamite War in Ireland in 1689–1691. On the first occasion, in August to September 1690, its Jacobite defenders retreated to the city after their defeat at the Battle of the Boyne. The Williamites, under William III, tried to take Limerick by storm but were driven off and had to retire into their winter quarters.