Jacobite Irish Army

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The Jacobite Irish Army was the force loyal to the deposed King James II in Ireland during the Williamite War, composed largely of Irish Catholic troops fighting to restore his rule against Williamite forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activePeriodEnd 1691 ⓘ
activePeriodStart 1689 ⓘ
aftermath Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ
allegiance Jacobitism ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Irish Jacobite Army ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
associatedEvent Patriot Parliament (1689) ⓘ
commander James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel ⓘ
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan ⓘ
linked to: Patrick Sarsfield

Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell ⓘ
component artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
dragoons ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
conflict Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
country Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
disbandedAsResultOf Treaty of Limerick ⓘ
engagement Battle of Aughrim ⓘ
Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
Siege of Derry ⓘ
Siege of Limerick (1690) ⓘ
Siege of Limerick (1691) ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly Irish ⓘ
garrisonLocation Dublin ⓘ
Galway ⓘ
Limerick ⓘ
linked to: Limerick City
goal restoration of James II to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ
historicalEra 17th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus royal army of James II in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
notableUnit Irish Brigade in French service (originated from its veterans) ⓘ
opponent Dutch States Army ⓘ
English Army ⓘ
Scottish regiments in Williamite service ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
Williamite Army in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Williamite army
partOf Jacobite forces ⓘ
primaryRecruitmentArea Connacht ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ
Munster ⓘ
received French military aid ⓘ
religiousComposition predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ
resultOf Glorious Revolution ⓘ
supporter Kingdom of France ⓘ

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

Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → defendedBy → Jacobite Irish Army ⓘ
Battle of Sheriffmuir → combatant → Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Williamites → opposedBy → Irish Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Patrick Sarsfield → militaryBranch → Irish Army (Jacobite) ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Charles Chalmont, Marquis de Saint-Ruth → associatedWith → Irish Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Henry Luttrell → militaryBranch → Jacobite army in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Battle of Eachroim → combatant → Jacobite Irish army ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Siege of Athlone (1691) → combatant → Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Siege of Athlone (1691) → side → Jacobite side ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Jacobite Irish Army → alsoKnownAs → Irish Jacobite Army ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Jacobite Irish Army → legalStatus → royal army of James II in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Williamite army → opposedBy → Irish Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Earl of Lucan → associatedWith → Irish Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Kingdom of Great Britain (Jacobite claim) → supportedBy → Irish Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Siege of Carrickfergus (1689–1690) → opponent → Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Marquis de St Ruth → associatedWith → Irish Jacobites ⓘ
subject linked to: Marquis de St Ruth – Jacobite
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Cath Eachroma 1691 → involvedForce → Irish Jacobite army ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Richard Grace → militaryBranch → Irish Jacobite army ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Richard Grace
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
Siege of Limerick → hasParticipant → Irish Jacobite forces ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army