A portrait of Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (1655-1693), an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland. When the Catholic James II came to the throne in 1685, Sarsfield was commissioned into the Royal Army. A colonel by the time of the Glorious Revolution in November 1688, he remained loyal to James and followed him into exile in France. Sarsfield helped negotiate the 1691 Treaty of Limerick ending the war when thousands of Irish soldiers went into exile in France, later known as the "Flight of the Wild Geese".
A portrait of Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (1655-1693), an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland. When the Catholic James II came to the throne in 1685, Sarsfield was commissioned into the Royal Army. A colonel by the time of the Glorious Revolution in November 1688, he remained loyal to James and followed him into exile in France. He returned to Ireland in March 1689 as a senior commander in the Jacobite army and was elected to the short-lived Patriot Parliament. Their position became hopeless and Sarsfield helped negotiate the 1691 Treaty of Limerick ending the war. It included an agreement under which thousands of Irish soldiers went into exile in France, later known as the "Flight of the Wild Geese". Many served in the Nine Years' War, including Sarsfield, who was killed at the Battle of Landen in 1693.
Size: 4028px × 4596px
Location: Limerick, Ireland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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