Siege of New Ross
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The Siege of New Ross was a key military engagement during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Irish Confederate forces attempted to capture the strategically important town of New Ross from English control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of New Ross canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Irish Catholic Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Irish Confederate army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English Royalist garrison
ⓘ
Irish Confederates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
English forces
ⓘ
Irish Confederate forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | English garrison of New Ross ⓘ |
| location |
County Wexford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ New Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of New Ross ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | English forces retained control of New Ross ⓘ |
| significance | strategic control of a key town on the River Barrow ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a major river crossing
ⓘ
control of trade and supply routes in southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Irish Confederate Wars in Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | early modern siege warfare ⓘ |
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