The Siege of Cork took place during the Williamite war in Ireland in the year of 1690, shortly after the Battle of the Boyne when James II attempted to retake the English throne from King William III.
In a combined land and sea operation, Williamite commander Marlborough, took the city and captured 5,000 Jacobite prisoners.
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