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'''Dundalk Camp''' was a [[military camp]] which served as the headquarters of the [[Williamite]] Army under [[Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg|Marshal Schomberg]] in Autumn 1689 as part of the [[Williamite War in Ireland]]. The camp rapidly became notorious for the great loss of life suffered by soldiers due to the exposed conditions, shortage of supplies and inadequate medical facilities.
Following victories including the [[Siege of Derry|relief of Derry]] and the [[Siege of Carrickfergus|capture of Carrickfergus]], Schomberg marched his forces south from [[Ulster]]. Arriving on 7 September 1689, Schomberg established his camp close to the town of [[Dundalk]] in [[County Louth]]. He did not originally intend to stay long there, but instead use it as a [[staging post]] on the way to the capital at [[Dublin]]. However, a shortage of supplies led to delays.<ref>Childs p.158</ref> Between September and November, 5,674 troops died of illness.<ref>Bartlett & Jeffrey p.195</ref>
After a stand off with the [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] [[Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland)|Irish Army]] under [[James II of England|James II]] ended without a major battle being fought, Schomberg abandoned any plans of a further advance. His troops went into winter quarters, dispersed across Ulster. [[William III of England|William of Orange]] was angered by Schomberg's lack of activity and decided to personally take command in Ireland the following year.
For the 1690 campaign thousands of reinforcements had to be shipped in to replace those lost at Dundalk. This Army then went on to victory at the [[Battle of the Boyne]] in July and the capture of [[Dublin]].
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==Bibliography==
* Childs, John. ''The Williamite Wars in Ireland''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007.
* Bartlett, Thomas & Jeffrey, Keith. ''A Military History of Ireland''. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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