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5 de ago. de 2021 · Swords flashed in the moonlight and hoofs pounded as Patrick Sarsfield led a charge of over 500 Jacobite cavalrymen into the unsuspecting camp. Captain Thomas Pulteney, commander of the siege train, came out of his tent jumping on one leg, struggling to get on a boot, and looked on the Irish cavalry in shock; he knew their situation was desperate.
5 de jan. de 2024 · On January 5th, Patrick Sarsfield McNamara passed away peacefully in Santa Monica, California. Born on July 22nd, 1933 in New York City to Elizabeth “Betty” McNamara (nee Sarsfield), originally of Jarrow, England and John McNamara, originally of Mitchelstown, Ireland, he was their oldest son and the second oldest of their six children.
26 de jul. de 2021 · Lorsque le roi catholique Jacques II Stuart d’Angleterre, chassé de son pays par les protestants, trouve refuge en France en 1691, quelques régiments irlandais qui lui sont fidèles rejoignent les rangs du Roi de France. Parmi ces soldats se trouve un célèbre général irlandais, Sir Patrick Sarsfield, Comte de Lucan.
13 de fev. de 2023 · Leading figure in Irish history: Patrick Sarsfield, the Earl of Lucan. Remains believed to be those of Patrick Sarsfield, the Irish hero who played a key role during the Williamite War in the late 1600s, have been located in Belgium. Sarsfield was one of the 'Wild Geese' who fled to France after William of Orange defeated James II - England's ...
Sarsfield fought with the army of James II and came to prominence when he captured and destroyed William's convoy of cannons and ammunition en route to the first siege of Limerick in 1690. After the Irish army called for a truce to end the 1691 siege, Sarsfield took on the role of chief negotiator for the Irish, while Ginkel negotiated on behalf of William of Orange.
Patrick Sarsfield (1655-1693), undoubtedly one of the most romantic figures of Irish history, has always captured the popular imagination. This biography describes Sarsfield's unpromising early career where he was dismissed from the army, involved in a series of duels, and took part in two violent abductions of wealthy young widows.
13 de fev. de 2023 · Just last year, the Irish Mirror reported that excavations to find the skeletal remains of 17th century deceased Earl and revolutionary Irish war hero, Patrick Sarsfield, had begun in Belgium. They have now been located and talks are underway to have them repatriated back to Ireland as part of the Sarsfield Homecoming Project, now in its 3rd year.
