The surrender of Limerick...

Item # 706011

October 15, 1691

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 15, 1691 The back page has over half a column of a report: "From the Camp before Limerick, October. 4". It reports on the surrender of the city of Limerick and the Roose ande Clare castles, with various detail.
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 favorable terms.
Complete as a single sheet issue, 6 1/2 by 11 inches, nice condition.