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Athlone, Godart Ginkell (1630–1703)| Dutch general. He accompanied William of Orange (William III) to England 1688, fought in the Battle of the Boyne 1690, and was made commander-in-chief in Ireland 1691, when he took Athlone and defeated the Irish. |
| He commanded the Dutch in Flanders 1695–96, and Dutch troops under Marlborough 1702 in the War of the Spanish Succession. |
| He received his title 1692. |
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