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2. Siege of Derry - Wikipedia

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   [a] On 7 May 1689, Williamite England declared war on France, quite belatedly, as French officers and experts had already been fighting William's troops at Derry before that time. This siege is part of the Williamite War in Ireland , which in turn is a side-show of the Nine Years' War .

3. List of royal warrant holders of the British royal family

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   Fine Jewelry, Watches and Luxury Goods: Jewellers, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths 1897: 1775 [126] McIlhenny Company: The Queen: Condiments: Supplier of Tabasco sauce: 2009: 1868 [127] McFarlane Telfer: The Queen: Maintenance: Catering & Refrigeration Engineers 2011: 1992 [128] Musk's Ltd The Queen Sausages Supplier of Musks Sausages 2005 1884 Musto

4. Siege of Athlone (1690) - Wikipedia

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   The siege of Athlone was part of the Williamite War in Ireland between the supporters of King James II, who were known as Jacobites, and the supporters of King William of Orange. The siege began on 17 July 1690, when Williamite Lieutenant-General James Douglas arrived outside the Jacobite held city of Athlone with ten regiments of foot and five ...

5. Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan - Wikipedia

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   Part of the route used for the attack on the Williamite siege train is marked out today as Sarsfield's Ride, and is a popular walking and cycling route through County Tipperary, County Clare and County Limerick. [43] The song "Jackets Green" by Michael Scanlan is about a soldier fighting alongside Patrick Sarsfield in the Williamite war.

6. Williamite - Wikipedia

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   A Williamite was a follower of King William III of England (r. 1689–1702) who deposed King James II and VII in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the support of English Whigs. One of William's aims was to ensure England's entry into his League of Augsburg against France in the Nine ...

7. Willemite - Wikipedia

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   Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral (Zn 2 Si O 4) and a minor ore of zinc.It is highly fluorescent (green) under shortwave ultraviolet light. It occurs in a variety of colors in daylight, in fibrous masses and apple-green gemmy masses.

8. Lord Grand Prior's Regiment - Wikipedia

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   During the Williamite War it was initially commanded by a Scot, Brigadier Robert Ramsay, and served at Derry, where Ramsay was killed in early May leading an attack on Windmill Hill. [ 5 ] While most of the Irish Jacobite regiments were poorly documented, the movements of the Grand Prior's are known in some detail thanks to the diary of John ...

9. Godert de Ginkel, 1st Earl of Athlone - Wikipedia

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   Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone [b] [1] (14 June 1644 [a] – 11 February 1703) was a Dutch States Army officer and nobleman who rose to prominence during the Williamite War in Ireland. During the Franco-Dutch War , his bravery and meticulous execution of duties as a cavalry officer caught William of Orange 's attention.