Siege of Galway
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The Siege of Galway was a protracted 1651–1652 Parliamentarian blockade and eventual surrender of the key Confederate and Royalist stronghold of Galway, marking one of the final major actions of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Galway canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
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military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish Confederate Wars
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English Parliamentarian forces
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Irish Confederate forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalist forces in Ireland ⓘ |
| cause | Parliamentarian campaign to subdue remaining Royalist and Confederate strongholds in Ireland ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Confederate Catholics
NERFINISHED
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Parliamentarians ⓘ Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Coote the younger
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cromwellian conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | protracted blockade ⓘ |
| effect |
further consolidation of English Parliamentarian control over Ireland
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submission of Galway to Parliamentarian authority ⓘ |
| endDate | 1652 ⓘ |
| followedBy | completion of Parliamentarian pacification of Ireland ⓘ |
| genre | early modern siege ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
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County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
blockade
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siege warfare ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lengthy blockade rather than direct storming of the town
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strategic importance of Galway as a port and stronghold on the west coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| opponent | Confederate and Royalist defenders of Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Limerick (1651) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Parliamentarian victory
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surrender of Galway ⓘ |
| significance |
led to Parliamentarian control of Galway
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marked the collapse of organized Confederate and Royalist resistance in western Ireland ⓘ one of the final major actions of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1651 ⓘ |
| stronghold | Galway town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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Interregnum (England) era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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