Ireland

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Godert de Ginkel, the commanding general of the William of Orange army, begins a ten-day siege of Athlone

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Charles Chalmont is sent by Louis XIV to command the Irish army and arrives on this date

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Treaty of Limerick is signed by Ginkel and Sarsfield, ending the Williamite War in Ireland; the treaty allows evacuation of the Irish army to France and promises tolerance of Irish Catholics

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Battle of the Boyne

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William of Orange departs for Ireland

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After taking Cork on 28 September, Marlbourough takes Kinsale for the Williamites, who now control Munster

ireland

Sir John Dillon, MP for Co. Meath, fights a duel with the Earl of Anglesey

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Marlborough takes Cork for the Williamites

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