Henry Luttrell (c. 1655 – 22 October 1717) was an
Irish
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soldier known for his service in the
Jacobite cause. A career soldier, Luttrell served
James II in England until his overthrow in 1688. In Ireland he continued to fight for James, reaching the rank of General in the
Irish Army
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.
After it was revealed in 1691 that he was in secret contact with enemy commanders he was tried and imprisoned. Following the
Treaty of Limerick
}), signed on 3 October 1691, ended the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland, a conflict related to the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' War. It consisted of two separate agreements, one with military terms of surrender, signed by commanders of a French ...
he was pardoned by the
Williamite
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O ...
rulers of Ireland. He was rewarded with the estate of
Luttrellstown
Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century (c. 1420), is located in Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller ...
which had been confiscated from his elder brother
Simon Luttrell.
Although he sought a military command in the forces of
William III of England
William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic f ...
this was denied him. In 1717 Luttrell was murdered in
Dublin
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, in a case that was never solved.
Early life
He was the second son of Thomas Luttrell of
Luttrellstown
Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century (c. 1420), is located in Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller ...
in
County Dublin
"Action to match our speech"
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, an Irish landowner of
Catholic
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heritage. Luttrell spent his early life on the Continent, where he killed the so-called 3rd Viscount Purbeck in a duel at
Liège.
Glorious Revolution
In England he was commissioned a
Captain in Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot in 1685 and in 1686 was given command of the 4th Troop of
Horse Grenadier Guards
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. During the
Glorious Revolution he fought under
Patrick Sarsfield
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, ga, Pádraig Sáirseál, circa 1655 to 21 August 1693, was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland.
Born into a wealthy Catholic famil ...
at the
Wincanton Skirmish
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in November 1688. At a time when many officers of the English Army defected to
William of Orange, he remained loyal to
James II.
War in Ireland
Following the disintegration of the English Army and William's capture of London, Luttrell went to
Ireland
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. He joined the
Irish Army
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under the command of
Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell, which had remained loyal to James and was undergoing a major expansion. Luttrell and other Catholic officers flocked to the army, while Protestants were purged. Protestant inhabitants in Ireland rose, proclaiming their loyalty to William of Orange. While an
uprising at Bandon in
County Cork
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was quickly put down, a lengthy
Siege of Derry
The siege of Derry in 1689 was the first major event in the Williamite War in Ireland. The siege was preceded by a first attempt against the town by Jacobite forces on 7 December 1688 that was foiled when 13 apprentices shut the gates ...
began. Luttrell was given command of a cavalry regiment. He also sat in the
Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May ...
called by King James, as a representative for
County Carlow.
In 1689 he was made Governor of
Sligo, which had recently been recaptured from the enemy by
Patrick Sarsfield
Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, ga, Pádraig Sáirseál, circa 1655 to 21 August 1693, was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland.
Born into a wealthy Catholic famil ...
. He immediately set about improving the town's fortifications. Luttrell was a friend and supporter of Sarsfield, and backed his policy of continued resistance following the Jacobite defeat the
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne ( ga, Cath na Bóinne ) was a battle in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland, and those of King William III who, with his wife Queen Mary II (his cousin and J ...
in 1690.
His precipitate withdrawal with the cavalry of the left flank at the
Battle of Aughrim
The Battle of Aughrim ( ga, Cath Eachroma) was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Jacobite army loyal to James II and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 (old style, equivale ...
gave rise to suspicions of disloyalty.
During the
Siege of Limerick, he was found to be in correspondence with the besiegers, and scarcely escaped hanging, bringing his regiment of horse over to the Williamite side after the surrender of the city. As a reward, he received the forfeited estates of his elder brother,
Simon Luttrell, including Luttrellstown, and was made a
major general
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in the Dutch army.
Later life
He attempted to deprive his brother's widow, Catherine, of her jointure by discreditable means, but was ultimately obliged to yield it to her.
On 13 October 1704, he married Elizabeth Jones and had two sons:
*Robert Luttrell (d. 1727), while abroad "on his travels"
[
*]Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton
Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton (1713 – 14 January 1787), was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1780.
Biography
He was the second son of Henry Luttrell, of Luttrellstown (whose family had held Luttr ...
(1713–1787)
He was shot and mortally wounded in his sedan chair on the night of 22 October 1717, on the Blind-quay in Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
as he was proceeding from Lucas' Coffee House on Cork-hill to his house in Stafford Street. He died the next day, at the age of sixty-three.[''Irish Builder and Engineer'', Vol. 35, Howard MacGarvey & Sons., 1893]
/ref> According to the reports circulated at the time, it was a blacksmith of his own name, residing in Bridge-street, Dublin, who did so, in the hope of succeeding to his estates; believing that the Colonel was not married to the mother of his children. However, no charges seemed to come of it.[O'Hart, John]
''Irish Pedigrees: The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation'', Volume 2
J. Duffy and Company, 1888, Ireland, Pg 297. Despite large rewards, the murderers were never apprehended. The Irish house of commons believed that it was an act of revenge on the part of 'papists', but he had many other enemies.[''The Irish Magazine, and Monthly Asylum for Neglected Biography'']
(Dublin, Ireland, Walter Cox Publisher, July 1809), Pgs 289-291.
An attempt was made too to kill his grandson Henry Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton
General Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton PC (7 August 1743 – 25 April 1821) was an Anglo-Irish politician and soldier. He was the son of Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton and brother-in-law of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland ...
, also heavily despised with many enemies, and who sold Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century (c. 1420), is located in Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller ...
, which the family had owned for almost 600 years, in 1800. After Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century (c. 1420), is located in Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller ...
was sold, Colonel Luttrell's grave was opened and the skull smashed.
References
Bibliography
* Childs, John. ''The Williamite Wars in Ireland''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007.
* D'Alton, John. ''King James's Irish Army List''. 1855.
* Wauchope, Piers. ''Patrick Sarsfield and the Williamite War''. Irish Academic Press, 1992.
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