Siege of Athlone (1691)
| Siege of Athlone | |||||||
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| Part of the Williamite War in Ireland | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Williamites Dutch Republic |
Jacobites France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Godert de Ginkell `Ernst von Tettau Hugh Mackay |
Richard Grace † Jean de Bonnac Thomas Maxwell | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 18,000 | 1,500 (garrison only) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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60 killed 120 wounded | 1,000 killed | ||||||
Athlone was besieged twice during the Williamite War in Ireland (1689–91). The town is situated in the centre of Ireland on the River Shannon and commanded the bridge crossing the river into the Jacobite-held province of Connacht. For this reason, it was of key strategic importance.