Siege of Carrickfergus (1689)

Siege of Carrickfergus
Part of Williamite War in Ireland
Carrickfergus Castle
Date 20–27 August 1689 Location Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Result Williamite victory Carrickfergus surrenders
Belligerents
Williamites	Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Marshal Schomberg	Charles MacCarthy More Cormac O'Neill
Strength
Unknown	500
Casualties and losses
200	150

The siege of Carrickfergus took place in August 1689 when a force of Williamite troops under Marshal Schomberg landed and laid siege to the Jacobite garrison of Carrickfergus in Ireland. After a week the Jacobites surrendered, and were allowed to march out with the honours of war.^[1]