Siege of Clonmel
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The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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siege → |
| attacker |
English Parliamentarian forces
→
New Model Army → |
| belligerent |
English Parliamentarian forces
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Irish Confederate forces → Royalist forces → |
| casualties |
heavy losses for attacking Parliamentarian forces
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| cityDefended |
Clonmel
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| combatantSide |
English Parliamentarian side
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Irish Confederate and Royalist alliance → |
| commander |
Hugh Dubh O’Neill
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Oliver Cromwell → |
| conflict |
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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| countryAtTime |
Kingdom of Ireland
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| date |
May 1650
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| defender |
Irish Confederate forces
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Royalist garrison → |
| defensiveTactics |
close-quarter urban fighting
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prepared fortifications and earthworks → |
| followedBy |
further Parliamentarian consolidation in Ireland
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| historicalPeriod |
mid-17th century
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| location |
Clonmel
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County Tipperary → Ireland → |
| militaryTheater |
Irish Confederate Wars
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| notableFor |
effective defense against the New Model Army
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heavy casualties inflicted on attacking forces → one of the toughest engagements faced by Cromwell in Ireland → |
| opponentOf |
New Model Army
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Oliver Cromwell → |
| outcome |
Parliamentarian forces eventually occupied Clonmel
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| partOf |
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
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| partOfCampaign |
Parliamentarian campaign in Munster
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| phaseOf |
later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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| precededBy |
Parliamentarian advances in southern Ireland
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| relatedEvent |
Siege of Drogheda
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Siege of Wexford → |
| result |
Irish Confederate and Royalist tactical success in defense
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Parliamentarian strategic victory → |
| strategicSignificance |
delayed Parliamentarian control of the region
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demonstrated resilience of Irish Confederate and Royalist resistance → |
| usedForce |
artillery
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infantry assaults → |
| year |
1650
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Irish Confederate Wars
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significantEvent |