is burned in effigy as a traitor. The end of the siege, which is taken to have happened on 1 August 1689, old style, when the besieged discovered that the besiegers had left, is celebrated by the Relief of Derry parade, usually held on the second Saturday of August. This day is chosen because it usually is near 11 August, which is the New Style equivalent of 1 August. This parade is one of the events of the week-long Maiden City Festival. On 1 August 1714, Mitchelburne hoisted a crimson flag on the steeple of St Columb's Cathedral to mark the anniversary of the relief of the city, a practice that continued for many years. 1969 a confrontation between Protestants and Catholics during the Relief of Derry parade started the Battle of the Bogside, but recent parades have been largely peaceful. Walker's Pillar was a monument to Reverend George Walker. It was built from 1826–1828 on the Royal Bastion. The monument consisted of a column crowned by a statue of the famous man. On the night of 27 August 1973, it was blown up by the Provisional IRA. The plinth remains. The Browning Memorial Plaque is affixed to the city wall on Guildhall Square. It commemorates Michael (or Micaiah) Browning, the Master of the Mountjoy. The top shows his ship, the Mountjoy. The inscription below cites the passage describing his death in Macaulay's History of England, which calls his: the most enviable of all deaths. The popular song "Derry's Walls" commemorates the siege. The author is unknown. The chorus reads: We'll fight and don't surrender But come when duty calls, With heart and hand and sword and shield We'll guard old Derry's Walls. Notes and references Notes Citations Sources – F to L (for Fontange, comte de Maumont) – (Preview) – BOU to CAS – A to F – 1689 to 1690 – 1558 to 1699 External links Website of the Siege Museum, 13 Society St, Londonderry Book review: The Siege of Derry in Ulster Protestant Mythology Further reading 1688 in Ireland Battles of the Williamite War in Ireland History of Derry (city) Derry (city) Sieges involving Ireland