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Siege of Athlone

Siege of Athlone was a siege conducted on 17 July 1690 at Athlone, in what is now Ireland; it lasted 7 days. It was part of the Williamite War in Ireland, which ran from 1689 to 1691. The recorded result: Jacobite victory. Recorded strength: 4,500 against 12,000.

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River Shannon, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland County Roscommon is on the left bank, Westmeath on the right. St Peter and Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the distance.
River Shannon, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland County Roscommon is on the left bank, Westmeath on the right. St Peter and Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the distance.. Peter Gerken, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 July 1690lasted 7 days
WhereAthlone, Ireland53.433N, 7.950W
OutcomeJacobite victory
BelligerentsJacobites; Kingdom of FranceagainstWilliamites; Dutch Republic
Casualties and lossesUnknownand400 casualties
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 Athlone, 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

Date17 July 1690
to 24 July 1690
PlaceAthlone, Ireland
53.433N, 7.950W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength4,50012,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown400 casualties
Commanders
  • Richard Grace
Siege of AthloneSiege of AthloneSiege of AthloneBattle of AughrimBattle of Meelick IslandBattle of Loch TrethinBattle of BallinamuckBattle of AughrimBattle of Meelick IslandBattle of Loch TrethinBattle of BallinamuckBelfastLimerickDundalkKilkennySligoLisburnWaterfordTralee100 km53.433N, 7.950W
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Siege of Athlone is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q733937, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Athlone (1690), revision 1370739061, 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.