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James
II was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne. William then tried
unsuccessfully to capture Limerick.
Departing Ireland he left the final battle to his very able, General
Ginkel.
Ginkel
was unable to capture the city that winter. The third siege began in July
1691. |
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Patrick
Sarsfield didn’t want the inhabitants to suffer further so he opened
negotiations and signed a treaty. After the signing of the Treaty of Limerick on the Treaty Stone, Patrick Sarsfield and his soldiers left Ireland. This was called the “Flight of the Wild Geese”. |
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