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Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan (c. 1655 – 21 August 1693) was an Irish soldier and Jacobite. Killed at Landen in 1693 while serving in the French army , he is now best remembered as an Irish patriot and military hero.
Patrick Sarsfield, 1. Earl of Lucan war ein irischer Jakobit und Soldat, der nach der Belagerung von Limerick zahlreiche irische Soldaten ins Exil nach Frankreich führte. Er gilt in Irland als Nationalheld.
11. Feb. 2023 · The remains of Patrick Sarsfield, the Earl of Lucan, have been located and it is hoped to repatriate his remains back to Ireland, researchers have claimed.
- Ronan Mcgreevy
Patrick Sarsfield (born, Lucan, County Dublin, Ire.—died August 1693, Huy, Austrian Netherlands) was a Jacobite soldier who played a leading role in the Irish Roman Catholic resistance (1689–91) to England’s King William III. Sarsfield remains a favourite hero of the Irish national tradition.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
12. Feb. 2023 · The remains of Irish hero Patrick Sarsfield have been discovered in a church in Belgium more than 300 years after his death. Sarsfield, the Earl of Lucan, is best known for marshaling the...
Patrick Sarsfield bore a commission in the English Life Guards; he fought under Monmouth on the Continent, and against him at Sedgemoor, where he was severely wounded. He retired with James II. to France, and accompanied him to Ireland in March 1689, ranking as a brigadier-general.
Learn about the life and achievements of Patrick Sarsfield, a daring and courageous Irish soldier who fought for James II and the Jacobites in the Williamite War. Find out how he became the first Earl of Lucan and died for Ireland in 1693.
