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Siege of Athlone

Siege of Athlone was a siege conducted in June 1691 at Athlone, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Williamite War in Ireland, which ran from 1689 to 1691. The recorded result: Williamite victory. Recorded strength: 18,000 against 1,500 (garrison only).

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The siege of Athlone by British troops under Ginckel,
The siege of Athlone by British troops under Ginckel,. Engraving by Johannes Tangena. Leyden: Johannes Tangena, Print en Bockverkooper 1691., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJune 1691
WhereAthlone, Ireland53.433N, 7.950W
OutcomeWilliamite victory
BelligerentsWilliamites; Dutch RepublicagainstJacobites; France
Casualties and losses60 killed; 120 woundedand1,000 killed
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, 1691
12 placed engagements of the Williamite War in Ireland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 1691 (month precision)
PlaceAthlone, Ireland
53.433N, 7.950W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength18,0001,500 (garrison only)
Casualties and losses60 killed; 120 wounded1,000 killed
Commanders
  • Richard Grace
  • Thomas Maxwell (Jacobite)
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 Q16238739, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Athlone (1691), revision 1370739065, 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.