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General Patrick Sarsfield defended Limerick successfully during the Willamite sieges of 1690 and 1691 and signed the Treaty of Limerick to end the siege, he left Ireland for France with his Jacobite army, their departure later became know, as the Flight of the Wild Geese. Patrick Sarsfield died from wounds he received at the battle of Landen 1693.
Originally of English descent, the Patrick Sarsfield family were wealthy Roman Catholic merchants, who settled in Dublin; Sir William Patrick Sarsfield was knighted in 1566, reportedly for providing the Crown financial support during Shane O'Neill's rebellion. 17 Facts About Patrick Sarsfield | FactSnippet.
Patrick Sarsfield is thought to have been born on his family estate near Lucan in County Kildare in, or around 1650. His father, also Patrick, was of Anglo-Norman descent and his mother, Anne, was a daughter of the great Gaelic chieftain, Rory O’ Moore, who helped organise the rebellion of 1641.
12 de feb. de 2023 · The remains of Irish hero Patrick Sarsfield have been discovered in a church in Belgium more than 300 years after his death. Sarsfield, the Earl of Lucan, is best known for marshaling the defense ...
17 de may. de 2018 · Sarsfield, Patrick ( c. 1650–93). Jacobite earl of Lucan. Born to a catholic family of mixed Anglo-Norman and Gaelic ancestry, Sarsfield entered the Irish army in 1678. He then served in the English regiments which Charles II detached to fight in the army of Louis XIV of France, but returned to England at the succession of James II in 1685 ...
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (1655-1693) was an Irish soldier and commander of the Jacobite forces during the Williamite War in Ireland from 1689 to 1691. Born into a wealthy Catholic family, and of mixed Anglo-Norman and Gaelic descent, Sarsfield would play a prominent role as part of the Jacobite “War Party”, successfully managing to relieve the first siege of Limerick.
In the campaign of 1691 he held a subordinate position under St. Ruth. The two often disagreed, and at Aughrim St. Ruth allowed Sarsfield no active share in the battle, leaving him in command of the cavalry reserve. When St. Ruth fell Sarsfield could not turn defeat into victory, but he saved the Irish from utter destruction.
