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Tag Archives: 1649
Ireland’s Wars: Carrick-on-Suir And Waterford
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1649, carrick-on-suir, cromwell, history, ireland, parliamentarians, royalists, war, waterford
8 Comments
Ireland’s Wars: New Ross, Arklow And Duncannon (1649)
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
Posted in History, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1649, castlehaven, cromwell, duncannon, history, ireland, new ross, ormonde, parliamentarians, royalists, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Fall Of Ulster And O’Neill
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1649, belfast, civil wars, coote, cromwell, history, ireland, lisnagarvey, monro, o'neill, venables, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Sack Of Wexford
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1649, confederate wars, cromwell, history, ireland, ormonde, parliamentarians, royalists, sinnot, slaney, war, wexford
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Ireland’s Wars: The Royalist Summer Offensive Of 1649
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1649, cromwell, drogheda, dublin, dundalk, history, inchiquin, ireland, monck, new model army, o'neill, ormonde, parliamentarian, royalist, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The 1649 Siege Of Londonderry
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
Posted in History, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1649, catholic, civil war, coote, covenanter, history, ireland, laggan, londonderry, monck, monro, o'neill, owen roe, parliamentarian, royalist, stewart, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Early Departures In 1649
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1649, charles, coote, history, inchiquin, ireland, londonderry, o'neill, ormonde, rinuccini, second ormonde peace, war
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