Munster Parliamentarian army

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The Munster Parliamentarian army was a regional force aligned with the English Parliament during the Irish Confederate Wars, active mainly in southern Ireland and composed of Protestant troops opposing Confederate and Royalist forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliamentarian army
military force
activeDuring 1640s
allegiance Parliament of England
surface form: English Parliament
composition Protestant troops
conflict Irish Confederate Wars
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
country Kingdom of England
garrisonRegion Cork
Munster coastal towns
ideology Parliamentarianism
notableEnemy Confederate Catholic army
surface form: Confederate Munster army
operationalArea southern Ireland
opposedBy Irish Confederates
surface form: Irish Confederate forces

Royalist forces in Ireland
opposedTo Irish Catholic Confederation
partOf Parliamentarian forces in Ireland
primaryObjective maintain Parliamentarian control in Munster
resist Confederate and Royalist advances in southern Ireland
region Munster
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
role offensive field army
regional defence force
type infantry and cavalry force
usedLanguage English

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Battle of Knocknanuss primaryOpposingForce Munster Parliamentarian army
Siege of Wexford hasParticipant Munster Parliamentarian army
this entity surface form: New Model Army
Siege of Clonmel attacker Munster Parliamentarian army
this entity surface form: English Parliamentarian forces