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1691 | Battle of Aughrim James II | |
July 12th | Many of the Jacobite dead were officers, who were very difficult to replace, another 4000 Jacobites either deserted or were taken prisoner & they had lost the better part of their equipment and supplies |
1691 | Battle of Aughrim William III | |
July 12th | Over 7,000 people were killed, it meant the effective end of Jacobitism in Ireland, although the city of Limerick held out until the autumn of 1691 |
July 12th | The city of Galway surrendered without a fight after the battle of Aughrim and the Jacobites' main army surrendered shortly afterward at Limerick after a short siege |
July 12th | The decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland |