Tag Archives: 1649

Ireland’s Wars: Carrick-on-Suir And Waterford

Posted on Mar 19, 2014 by NFB

The Royalists had retreated north, almost all the way to Kilkenny, while the Parliamentarian army had been cut off from their pursuit at Thomastown. But this state of affairs merely prevented a large scale clash of the two armies, and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: New Ross, Arklow And Duncannon (1649)

Posted on Mar 12, 2014 by NFB

Between his main force in the south and the Ulster detachment in the north, Cromwell had taken nearly every eastern position that the Royalists had held upon his arrival, doing so at very little cost to his own army. But … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Fall Of Ulster And O’Neill

Posted on Mar 5, 2014 by NFB

While Cromwell and the majority of the New Model Army was busy trying to subjugate the south-east of the country, and doing a pretty good job of it by the middle of October, the rest of the Parliamentarian force was … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Sack Of Wexford

Posted on Feb 26, 2014 by NFB

Cromwell did not spend long in Drogheda after its sack, content to leave a small garrison to secure it while he moved on. The news of Drogheda, mixed with a healthy dose of rumour and misinformation, was spreading far and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Royalist Summer Offensive Of 1649

Posted on Feb 5, 2014 by NFB

While Charles Coote resisted the Laggan Army and their allies from within Londonderry’s walls, the war continued in the rest of Ireland. The combined forces of the Royalist faction and the former Confederacy, united under the central command of Ormonde, … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The 1649 Siege Of Londonderry

Posted on Jan 22, 2014 by NFB

The late Spring and early Summer of 1649 were dominated by a series of sieges in Ireland, as the newly defined Parliamentarian and Royalist factions came to blows with each other in a much more substantial way than they had … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Early Departures In 1649

Posted on Jan 15, 2014 by NFB

James Butler had re-appeared in Ireland at the end of 1648, with the Confederation split and the Parliamentarian star in the ascendant throughout the rest of Great Britain. For the moment, large scale combat actions, due in no small part … Continue reading →

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