Siege of Cork
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The siege of Cork took place during the Williamite war in Ireland in the year of 1690. It happened shortly after the Battle of the Boyne during James II's attempt to retake the English throne from Kin
James's Fort, near Kinsale, was captured following an explosion in its gunpowder magazine
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was a British army officer and statesman. From a gentry family, he s
Siege of Cork
…the Boyne during James II's attempt to retake the English throne from King William III. In a combined land and sea operation, the Williamite commander, John Churchill, took the city and captured 5,000 Jacobites. After the Battle of the Boyne, William occupied Dublin and the Jacobites retreated to the west of Ireland…
1702 portrait
James, Duke of York
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; attributed to Godfrey Kneller
The Marlborough family c. 1694 by John Closterman. On the Duke's left are Elizabeth, Mary, the Duchess, Henrietta, Anne and John.