Claim: The Siege of Cork, which is located in Cork, Ireland, the second largest city in Ireland, and Kinsale, Ireland, was established on September 1690 and faced an encounter with 9,000 troops two years after establishment.
Evidence: The Siege of Cork took place during the Williamite war in Ireland in the year of 1690, shortly after the Battle of the Boyne when James II attempted to retake the English throne from King William III.