biography
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Ginckell or Ginkel, Godert de
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pronunciation:
[gingkel]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1630–1703)
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| biography:
| Dutch general, born in Utrecht, The Netherlands. He accompanied William III to England in 1688, and fought at the Battle of the Boyne (1690). As commander-in-chief in Ireland, he defeated the remaining rebels, and was created Earl of Athlone (1692). He later led the Dutch troops under Marlborough. |
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