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Ireland’s Wars: The Popish Plot

Posted on Nov 26, 2014 by NFB

In order to discuss, later, the War of the Two Kings and what led to it, we have to talk about an event known as the “Popish Plot”, what it was, and its effects on Ireland. And in order to … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Thomas Blood

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 by NFB

The road to the War of the Two Kings is a long and complicated one, with issues of pertinence on both sides of the Irish Sea. But there are a couple of unrelated incidents of note in Ireland, with relation … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: A Leadership Change, Foreign Negotiations And Aims For The New Year

Posted on Jun 11, 2014 by NFB

With Meelick Island and the end of Ireton’s Autumn Offensive, military operations, for the rest of 1650 anyway, largely came to a halt. You’d still have your minor raids and Tory campaigns (for and against) but with the weather turning … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Meelick Island

Posted on Jun 4, 2014 by NFB

Henry Ireton’s first major coordinated offensive against the Shannon defensive line of the Irish Royalists was over before the end of October, the Parliamentarian commander slinking back into the depths of Munster, there to house his troops and horses in … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ireton’s Autumn Offensive

Posted on May 28, 2014 by NFB

By the 12th of August, Henry Ireton had completed his operation in the Waterford area, having captured both the city and the nearby fort of Duncannon, with hardly any loss. Across the country, the Royalist faction was seething with revolt … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Bishops Coup

Posted on May 21, 2014 by NFB

This entry will be fairly “action-light” in terms of actual military activity. I always try and focus on that primarily, but you can’t separate war from politics. Clausewitz had it right, it’s not mindless violence. It has people directing it, … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Fall Of Waterford

Posted on May 7, 2014 by NFB

Waterford had been one of the most important positions in the Confederation of Kilkenny, and the subsequent Royalist alliance. The coastal town nearest to the continent, it served as a vital port for the influx of supplies and the keeping … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Scarrifholis

Posted on Apr 23, 2014 by NFB

Having spent the last few entries discussing matters in the south and south-east of Ireland, it’s time to head back north. The Parliamentarian conquest of Ulster had been quick, efficient and brutal. The disparate opposing forces, ranging from remnants of … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Clonmel

Posted on Apr 16, 2014 by NFB

Kilkenny had fallen, and the Parliamentarians were rampant. Cromwell had been victorious nearly everywhere, and had the Royalist establishment in Ireland on its knees. His New Model Army had reformed into a more single cohesive force that had no match … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Siege Of Kilkenny

Posted on Apr 9, 2014 by NFB

March 1650, and the city of Kilkenny was increasingly surrounded. The heart of the Confederate movement since the foundation of that entity, it was now just another beleaguered Royalist stronghold, waiting for the Parliamentarian hammer to fall. The Kilkenny area, … Continue reading →

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