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Siege of Limerick

Siege of Limerick was a siege conducted in 1642 at Limerick, in what is now Ireland. The recorded result: Irish Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 men against 200 men.

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Record

Date1642 (year precision)
PlaceLimerick, Ireland
52.665N, 8.624W
KindSiege, early modern
ResultIrish Confederate victory
BelligerentsIrish ConfederatesEngland
CommandersGarret BarryGeorge Courtenay
Strength1,500 men200 men
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Elsewhere in 1642

Siege of Limerick is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q493920, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Limerick (1642), revision 1370742935, 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.