Handwritten letter from the Duc de Lauzun to the Earl of Tyrconnel,

1690 March 7.

The letter was written from Brest, whence Lauzun was about to sail, in order to take up the command of the French forces in Ireland.

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Main Creator: Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc de, 1632 or 3-1723
Contributors: Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, Earl of, 1630-1691
Format: Manuscript
Language:French
In French.
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Notes:With docket title.

Antonin Nompar de Caumont, Comte de Lauzun, was the French commander of Jacobite forces in Ireland. He landed at Cork on 12 March 1690 with more than 7,000 men. In return an equal number of Irish were sent to France shortly afterwards, accompanied by Rosen and the French ambassador, Comte d'Avaux. Lauzun was highly critical of the state of affairs he found in Ireland, but was notably less severe on James than d'Avaux had been in his dispatches. In September 1690 Tyrconnell and Lauzun left for France from Galway. The French command was assumed by the Marquis de Saint-Ruth, who landed at Limerick in May 1691.

Physical description: 1 item (3 pages).

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Handwritten letter from the Duc de Lauzun to the Earl of Tyrconnel,

1690 March 7.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Letters to Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnel, and other documents,1687-1690
Description:The letter was written from Brest, whence Lauzun was about to sail, in order to take up the command of the French forces in Ireland.
Main Creator: Lauzun, Antonin Nompar de Caumont, duc de, 1632 or 3-1723
Language:French
In French.
Extent:1 item (3 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 37/50 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.