Siege of Limerick (1691)

Siege of Limerick (1691)
	Part of the Williamite War in Ireland
	; The treaty stone on which the Treaty of Limerick was signed in 1691
Date	August – October, 1691
Location	Limerick, Kingdom of Ireland
Result	Williamite victory Treaty of Limerick; Evacuation of Jacobite and French troops from Ireland;
Belligerents
Williamites; England	Jacobites ; France
Commanders and leaders
Lord Ginkell	Earl of Lucan
Strength
20,000	14,000
Casualties and losses
low, though likely some deaths from disease	c.800 killed

The siege of Limerick in western Ireland was a second siege of the town during the Williamite War in Ireland (1689–1691). The city, held by Jacobite forces, was able to beat off a Williamite assault in 1690. However, after a second siege in August–October 1691, it surrendered on favourable terms.

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