GODART See also:

• VAN

VAN See also:

• GODART VAN GINKEL (163o-17o3)

GINKEL (163o-17o3)  , 1st See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• ATHLONE

Athlone, Dutch See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general in the service of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• UTRECHT
• UTRECHT, TREATY OF

Utrecht in 1630 . He came of a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble See also:

• FAMILY

family, and See also:

• BORE

bore the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron See also:

• VAN

van Reede, being the eldest son of Godart See also:

• ADRIAN
• ADRIAN, SAINT

Adrian van Reede, Baron See also:

• GINKEL, GODART VAN (163o-17o3)

Ginkel . In his youth he entered the Dutch See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army, and in 1688 he followed See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William, See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• ORANGE
• ORANGE (Citrus Aurantium)
• ORANGE, HOUSE OF

Orange, in his expedition to England . In the following See also:

• YEAR

year he distinguished himself by a memorable exploit—the pursuit, defeat and See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of a Scottish See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment which had mutinied at See also:

• IPSWICH

Ipswich, and was marching northward across the See also:

• FENS

fens . It was the alarm excited by this See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

mutiny that facilitated the passing of the first Mutiny See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act . In 1690 Ginkel accompanied William III. to See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, and commanded a See also:

• BODY

body of Dutch See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of the See also:

• BOYNE

Boyne . On the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king's return to England General Ginkel was entrusted with the conduct of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . He took the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field in the See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of 1691, and established his headquarters at See also:

• MULLINGAR

Mullingar . Among those who held a command under him was the See also:

• MARQUIS

marquis of See also:

• RUVIGNY, HENRI DE MASSUE, MARQUIS DE

Ruvigny, the recognized See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the Huguenot refugees . See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early in See also:

• JUNE

June Ginkel took the fortress of Ballymore, capturing the whole See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

garrison of l000 men . The See also:

• ENGLISH

English lost only 8 men . After reconstructing the fortifications of Ballymore the army marched to Athlone, then one of the most important of the fortified towns of Ireland .

The Irish defenders of the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place were commanded by a distinguished See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French general, See also:

• SAINT (lat. sanctus, " holy ")

Saint-See also:

• RUTH, BOOK OF

Ruth . The firing began on June 19th, and on the 3oth the See also:

• TOWN

town was stormed, the Irish army retreating towards See also:

• GALWAY

Galway, and taking up their position at See also:

• AUGHRIM, or AGHRIM

Aughrim . Having strengthened the fortifications of Athlone and See also:

• LEFT

left a garrison there, Ginkel led the English, .on See also:

• JULY

July 12th, to Aughrim . An immediate attack was resolved on, and, after a severe and at one See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time doubtful contest, the crisis was precipitated by the fall of Saint-Ruth, and the disorganized Irish were defeated and fled . A horrible slaughter of the Irish followed the struggle, and 4000 corpses were left unburied on the field, besides a multitude of others that See also:

• LAY

lay along the See also:

• LINE

line of the See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat . Galway next capitulated, its garrison being permitted to retire to See also:

• LIMERICK

Limerick . There the See also:

• VICEROY (from O. Fr. viceroy, mod. viceroi, i.e. Lat. vice, in place of, and roy or roi, king)

viceroy Tyrconnel was in command of a large force, but his sudden See also:

• DEATH

death early in See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August left the command in the hands of General See also:

• SARSFIELD, PATRICK (? -1693)

Sarsfield and the Frenchman D'Usson . The English came in sight of the town on the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day of Tyrconnel's death, and the See also:

• BOMBARDMENT

bombardment was immediately begun . Ginkel, by a bold See also:

• DEVICE

device, crossed the See also:

• SHANNON
• SHANNON, CHARLES HAZELWOOD (1865- )
• SHANNON, JAMES JEBUSA (1862- )

Shannon and captured the See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp of the Irish cavalry . A few days later he stormed the fort on See also:

• THOMOND, EARL AND MARQUESS OF

Thomond See also:

• BRIDGE

Bridge, and after difficult negotiations a See also:

• CAPITULATION (Lat. capitulum, a little head or division; capitulare, to treat upon terms)

capitulation was signed, the terms of which were divided into a See also:

• CIVIL

civil and a military treaty . Thus was completed the See also:

• CONQUEST

conquest or pacification of Ireland, and the services of the Dutch general were amply recognized and rewarded . He received the formal thanks of the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons, and was created by the king 1st earl of Athlone and baron of Aughrim .

The immense forfeited estates of the earl of Limerick were given to him, but the See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant was a few years later revoked by the English See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament . The earl continued to serve in the English army, and accompanied the king to the See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent in 1693 . He fought at the sieges of See also:

• NAMUR
• NAMUR (Flemish, Namen)

Namur and the battle of See also:

• NEERWINDEN

Neerwinden, and assisted in destroying the French See also:

• MAGAZINE

magazine at See also:

• GIVET

Givet . In 1702, waiving his own claims to the position of See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-chief, he commanded the Dutch serving under the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• MARLBOROUGH
• MARLBOROUGH, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• MARLBOROUGH, JOHN CHURCHILL, 1ST DUKE OF (1650-1722)

Marlborough . He died at Utrecht on the 11th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1703, and was succeeded by his son the 2nd earl (1668-1719), a distinguished soldier in the reigns, of William III. and See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne . On the death of the 9th earl without issue in 1844, the title became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct .