Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth

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Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth, was a French general in the service of King James II who led Jacobite forces in Ireland during the Williamite War and was killed at the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French general
Jacobite military leader
person
allegiance Jacobite cause
King James II of England
linked to: James II of England

Kingdom of France
associatedWith Irish Jacobite forces
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army

Jacobitism
conflict Nine Years' War
Williamite War in Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfDeath 1691-07-12
deathCause killed in action
deathCountry Kingdom of Ireland
deathEvent Battle of Aughrim
deathPlace Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland
era 17th century
familyName Chalmont
givenName Charles
historicalRegionOfActivity France
Ireland
linked to: Island of Ireland
historicalSignificance his death at Aughrim contributed to the collapse of the Jacobite military position in Ireland
legacy considered one of the most prominent Jacobite commanders in Ireland
militaryBranch French Army
militaryRank general
militaryTheater Irish campaign of the Williamite War
monarchDuringService Louis XIV of France
nobleTitle Marquis de Saint-Ruth
notableBattle Battle of Aughrim
notableFor commanding Jacobite army at the Battle of Aughrim
service to the exiled King James II in Ireland
opponent Godert de Ginkell
Williamite forces in Ireland
religion Roman Catholicism
roleAtBattleOfAughrim commander of Jacobite forces
sentToIrelandBy Louis XIV of France
servedUnder James II of England
sideInWilliamiteWarInIreland Jacobite side

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Battle of Aughrim (1691) commander Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth
Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth nobleTitle Marquis de Saint-Ruth
linked to: Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth
Siege of Athlone (1691) commander Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth