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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Aughrim
Britannica 11thAUGHRIM, or AGHRIH, a small village in Co. Galway, Ireland, 4 m. W. by S. of Ballinosloe. It is rendered memorable by the decisive victory gained here on the nth of July 1601 by the forces of William III. under General Ginkel, over those of James II. under the ...
Vol. 2, pp. 901-901
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Augereau, Pierre François Charles
Britannica 11th... ) 1797. He was then sent to lead the united French forces in Germany; but peace AUGHRIM— AUGITE speedily ensued; and he bore a grudge against the Directors anil It.'iuipartc (or thrir treatment of him at that time. He took no part in the <.oup J'ttal of Brumai ...
Vol. 2, pp. 900-901
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Tollemache
Britannica 11th... en as a major-general in Ireland, where in 1691 he gained fame at the battle of Aughrim and at the sieges of Athlone, Galway and Limerick. He then went to the Netherlands and added to his high reputation by his conduct at the battles of Steenkirk and Neerwinde ...
Vol. 26, pp. 1053-1053
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