BattlefieldsBattle of Granard
Jacobite Risings

Battle of Granard

1691
Longford, Ireland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Longford, Ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Jacobite raiding force
Forces
Jacobite raiding force c.300-500.
VS
Victor
Williamites
Forces
Williamites c.2,000
Outcome
Williamite forces secure Longford
The Battle

History & Significance

Mopping-up operations in the Longford-Westmeath area as Williamite forces consolidated after the fall of Athlone and before Aughrim. Granard Castle had been a Jacobite stronghold in the midlands.

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