Siege of Cork

Siege of Cork
Part of the Williamite War
Illustration titled "King William besieging Cork. Fac simile from a contemporary print" in A History of the City and County of Cork (1875) by M F Cusack
Date September 1690 Location Cork and Kinsale Result Williamite victory
Belligerents
Williamites and allies - English Army and Danish Auxiliary Corps	Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Marlborough Duke of Wurttemberg Duke of Grafton  †	Roger McElligott Cornelius O'Driscoll † Sir Edward Scott
Strength
9,000 troops and a naval fleet	Unknown

The siege of Cork took place during the Williamite war in Ireland in the year of 1690, shortly after the Battle of the Boyne when James II attempted to retake the English throne from King William III.

In a combined land and sea operation, Williamite commander Marlborough, took the city and captured 5,000 Jacobites.^[1]