page_title: Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel
hierarchical_section_title: Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel
caption_attribution_description: English: Coat of arms of the MacCarthy Clan who were Kings of Desmond and in earlier centuries Kings of Munster.
context_page_description: Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel, PC, was a Jacobite general in the Williamite War in Ireland and a personal friend of James II. He commanded Irish Army troops during the conflict, enjoying initial success when he seized Bandon in County Cork in 1689. However, he was defeated and captured at the Battle of Newtownbutler on the same year. He then led an Irish Brigade overseas for service in the French Army of Louis XIV. He died in French exile.
context_section_description: Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel, PC (Ire) (c. 1643 – 1694), was a Jacobite general in the Williamite War in Ireland and a personal friend of James II. He commanded Irish Army troops during the conflict, enjoying initial success when he seized Bandon in County Cork in 1689. However, he was defeated and captured at the Battle of Newtownbutler on the same year. He then led an Irish Brigade overseas for service in the French Army of Louis XIV. He died in French exile.
caption: Arms of McCarthy
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