Battle of Cavan 1690
Approximate location: the point for Cavan, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.
Key facts
| Year | 1690 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Ireland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Williamite War in Ireland | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 53.9910, -7.3601 | Wikidata P276 location: Cavan (approximate) |
About the battle
The Battle of Cavan took place in Cavan, Ireland on 11 February 1690 between forces of Williamite and Jacobite troops during the Williamite War in Ireland. It ended in a victory for the Williamites who captured, sacked and burned the town of Cavan before withdrawing to their forwarding base at Belturbet and further afield Enniskillen.
The Williamite commander over Ennisskillen (Inniskillinger) cavalry troops was Colonel William Wolseley had been instructed by his overall commander Marshal Schomberg to observe and harry Cavan, as Jacobites were using it as a forwarding base to launch relief raids across Ulster for Jacobite forces. At the time Cavan was one of the few remaining settlements in Ulster still loyal to James II of Ireland. The Duke of Berwick led a reinforcement to the Jacobite garrison commanded by Brigadier John Wauchope.
Wolseley left Belturbet with a force of 1,200 infantry and 300 cavalry. He hoped to catch the Jacobites by surprise by using a roundabout route to cross the River Annalee via Bellanacargy but his expedition was spotted by a Jacobite outpost and word passed on to Cavan of its approach.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Cavan (revision 1374074737), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; shortened by selecting paragraphs and trimming at a sentence boundary; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When was the Battle of Cavan?
- In 1690.
- Where was the Battle of Cavan fought?
- In what is now Ireland (Europe), at about 53.99, -7.36.
- Which war was it part of?
- The Williamite War in Ireland.
From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.
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