One of the bloodiest battles fought in the British Isles...
Item # 705704
July 20, 1691
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 20, 1691 Over half of the back page is taken up with a detailed account of the Battle of Aughrim.
This was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Jacobite army loyal to James II and the forces of William III on July 12, 1691, near the village of Aughrim, County Galway.The battle was one of the bloodiest ever fought in the British Isles: 7,000 people were killed. The Jacobite defeat at Aughrim meant the effective end of James's cause in Ireland.
Complete as a single sheet issue, 6 3/4 by 11 inches, an archival reinforcement at the spine margin, nice condition.
This was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Jacobite army loyal to James II and the forces of William III on July 12, 1691, near the village of Aughrim, County Galway.The battle was one of the bloodiest ever fought in the British Isles: 7,000 people were killed. The Jacobite defeat at Aughrim meant the effective end of James's cause in Ireland.
Complete as a single sheet issue, 6 3/4 by 11 inches, an archival reinforcement at the spine margin, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's











