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Ireland’s Wars: The Restoration Coups
So ends the bloody business of the day. -Homer Richard Cromwell had a short honeymoon period upon taking up the office of Lord Protector, with his brother Henry remaining in his position of power in Ireland as well, seemingly a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1660, broghill, charles ii, coote, cromwell, history, ireland, parliamentarian, restoration, royalist, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Clonmel
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1650, civil wars, clonmel, cromwell, history, hugh dubh, ireland, ormonde, parliamentarian, royalist, war
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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: The Confederate Strife And The End Of Monro
The summer of 1648, and the Confederation of Kilkenny was in tatters. The acceptation of the Inchiquin truce had led to a split between Ormondist and Clericalist factions, which now threatened to turn into open warfare. Giovanni Rinuccini had played … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1648, charles, civil war, confederate, covenanter, cromwell, history, inchiquin, ireland, monro, o'neill, ormonde, parliamentarian, preston, royalist, taaffe, war
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