The siege of Drogheda took place from 3 to 11 September 1649, at the outset of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The coastal town of Drogheda was held by a mixed garrison of Irish Catholics and Royalists under the command of Sir Arthur Aston, when it was besieged by English Commonwealth forces under Oliver Cromwell. After Aston rejected an invitation to surrender, the town was stormed and much of the garrison executed, along with an unknown but "significant number" of civilians. The aftermath of the siege is viewed as an atrocity which still impacts Cromwell's modern reputation.
-6.35028 Drogheda Belfast Dublin The siegeofDrogheda took place from 3 to 11 September 1649, at the outset of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The...
part of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland and it was the site of a massacre of the Royalist defenders. In his own words after the siegeofDrogheda, "When...
However, in the case ofDrogheda and Wexford no surrender agreement had been negotiated, and by the rules of continental siege warfare prevalent in the...
Battle of Rathmines), Cromwell took the fortified port towns ofDrogheda and Wexford to secure logistical supply from England. At the SiegeofDrogheda in...
and politician. He excelled at the SiegeofDrogheda during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. He governed Ireland as one of the two Lord Justices from 1642 to...
generally performed well when storming fortifications, for example at the siegeofDrogheda, but paid a heavy price at Clonmel when Cromwell ordered them to attack...
proceedings of the siegeofDrogheda: To which is added, A true account of the siegeof London-Derry, S. Hyde Perceval-Maxwell, M. (1994). Outbreak of the Irish...
on the South bank of the River Boyne located in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. The fort has played a crucial part in Drogheda's history and has been...
suppression of the Royalists in Ireland during 1649 still has a strong resonance for many Irish people. The siegeofDrogheda and massacre of nearly 3,500...
Cromwell's suppression of the Royalists in Ireland in 1649 is still remembered by many Irish people. After the SiegeofDrogheda, the massacre of nearly 3,500 people...
Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. September 3 – Oliver Cromwell leads England's New Model Army to start the SiegeofDrogheda in Ireland, and breaks through...
the Great Siegeof Malta. 1609 – Henry Hudson arrives on Manhattan Island and meets the indigenous people living there. 1649 – SiegeofDrogheda ends: Oliver...
September 1649, following the SiegeofDrogheda, County Louth Peter Taafe, OSA,11 September 1649, following the SiegeofDrogheda, County Louth Dominic Dillon...
This is a list of incidents that happened on the island of Ireland (encompassing what exists today as the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) and...
colonies against their will.: 236 : 507 After the SiegeofDrogheda, for example, Cromwell ordered most of the Irish military prisoners who surrendered to...
Clonmel Belfast Dublin The siegeof Clonmel, from 27 April to 18 May 1650, took place during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, when Clonmel in County...
killed during the SiegeofDrogheda, in County Louth and after the ensuing massacre of the town's inhabitants he flees to the west of Ireland with his...
had taken the king's side, and commanded the troops of the Royalist infantry at the SiegeofDrogheda and was slain during the final assault. Sir Ralph...
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