This lambeg drum depicts the Duke of Schomberg - The Defender of Ulster. The drum is owned by Mr. S. Forbes, from Portadown.Friedrich Hermann (or Frédéric-Armand), 1er duc de Schomberg (originally Schönberg) (December 1615 or January 1616—July 11, 1690), was a marshal of France and a General in the English Army.
At the Battle of the Boyne (July 1, 1690), Schomberg gave his opinion against the determination of William to cross the river in face of the opposing army. In the battle he commanded the centre, and while riding through the river without his cuirass to rally his men, was surrounded by Irish horsemen and instantly killed. He was buried in St Patricks Cathedral, Dublin,
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