GINKEL, GODART VAN (1630-1703), 1st earl of Ath lone, Dutch general in the service of England, was born at Utrecht in 163o, followed William, prince of Orange to England in 1688, and entered the English service. He distinguished himself in the suppression of a mutiny of a Scottish regiment, and in 1691 was entrusted with the sole command of the forces in Ireland. On June 3o he carried Athlone by storm, and on July 12 he defeated, near Aughrim, with terrible slaughter, a great number of the Irish, who were disorganized by the death of their commander, the French general, Saint-Ruth. Galway next capitulated, and Ginkel followed up this victory by a series of bold and successful manoeuvres by which he captured Limerick, the Irish cavalry camp, and the fort on Thomond bridge. The signing (Oct. 3, 1691) of a capitulation at Limerick completed his conquest or pacification of Ireland. For his services he received the formal thanks of the House of Com mons, the earldom of Athlone, and the baronetcy of Aughrim. He continued in the English service and in 1702 commanded the Dutch contingent under Marlborough. He died at Utrecht on Feb. I I, and was succeeded by his son, the 2nd earl On the death of the 9th earl without issue in 1844, the title became extinct.