Siege of Athlone (1691)

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The Siege of Athlone (1691) was a key engagement during the Williamite War in Ireland in which Williamite forces captured the strategically vital town of Athlone from Jacobite defenders, paving the way for their decisive victory at Aughrim.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
siege ⓘ
attacker Williamite army of Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Williamite army
belligerent supporters of James II of England ⓘ
supporters of William III of England ⓘ
capturedBy Williamite forces ⓘ
linked to: Williamite army
combatant Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army

Williamite forces ⓘ
commander Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth ⓘ
Colonel Richard Grace ⓘ
Conrad von Schomberg ⓘ
Godert de Ginkell ⓘ
James Douglas (Williamite general) ⓘ
conflict Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
conflictType early modern siege ⓘ
country Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
date 1691 ⓘ
defendedBy Jacobite forces ⓘ
defender Jacobite garrison of Athlone ⓘ
endTime 30 June 1691 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Aughrim ⓘ
hasLocation Athlone ⓘ
County Roscommon ⓘ
County Westmeath ⓘ
River Shannon ⓘ
hasPart assault on the bridge over the Shannon ⓘ
storming of the Irish town ⓘ
historicalPeriod Williamite era in Ireland ⓘ
namedAfter Athlone ⓘ
opponent Jacobite defenders ⓘ
Williamite attackers ⓘ
partOf Nine Years' War ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
precededBy First Siege of Athlone (1690) ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Treaty of Limerick ⓘ
result Williamite victory ⓘ
side Jacobite side ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army

Williamite side ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
significance broke Jacobite defensive line on the Shannon ⓘ
paved the way for Williamite victory at Aughrim ⓘ
startTime June 1691 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of River Shannon crossing ⓘ
gateway to western Ireland ⓘ
territorialChange Athlone captured by Williamites ⓘ
theatre Irish theatre of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
used artillery bombardment ⓘ
river crossing assault ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Aughrim (1691) → precededBy → Siege of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
Battle of Eachroim → precededBy → Battle of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athlone (1691)
Siege of Athlone (1691) → defender → Jacobite garrison of Athlone ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athlone (1691)
Battle of Athlone → alsoKnownAs → Second Siege of Athlone ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athlone (1691)
Athlone Castle → significantEvent → Siege of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
Godert de Ginkell → battle → Siege of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
First Siege of Athlone (1690) → followedBy → Second Siege of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athlone (1691)
First Siege of Athlone (1690) → relatedTo → Second Siege of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athlone (1691)
First Siege of Athlone (1690) → comparedWithLaterEvent → Second Siege of Athlone (1691) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Athlone (1691)