Siege of Kilkenny
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The Siege of Kilkenny was a 1650 military engagement during Oliver Cromwell’s campaign in Ireland, in which his New Model Army captured the Confederate stronghold of Kilkenny after a brief but intense assault.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Kilkenny canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackingSide | Parliamentarian New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate and Royalist garrison of Kilkenny
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Parliamentarian New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Oliver Cromwell’s Irish campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | brief but intense assault ⓘ |
| chronology | took place after the fall of several other Confederate strongholds in Ireland ⓘ |
| cityStatusAtTime | stronghold of the Irish Confederation of Kilkenny ⓘ |
| combatant |
English Parliamentarians
NERFINISHED
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Irish Confederates NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalist forces in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cromwellian conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war-related conflict ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | March 1650 ⓘ |
| defensivePosition | walled city of Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Clonmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonSide | Irish Confederate and Royalist defenders ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
County Kilkenny
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | seizure of Confederate administrative center ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fall of a major Confederate capital
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use of New Model Army siege tactics ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the Confederate stronghold of Kilkenny ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Kilkenny by Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Clonmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
English Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key Confederate stronghold in Leinster ⓘ |
| theatre | Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1650 ⓘ |
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