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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Clonmel canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker |
Munster Parliamentarian army
ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliamentarian forces
New Model Army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English Parliamentarian forces
ⓘ
Irish Confederates ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Confederate forces
Royalist forces ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses for attacking Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| cityDefended | Clonmel ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
English Parliamentarian side
ⓘ
Irish Catholic Confederation ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Confederate and Royalist alliance
|
| commander |
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
ⓘ
surface form:
Hugh Dubh O’Neill
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| date | May 1650 ⓘ |
| defender |
Irish Catholic Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Confederate forces
Royalist garrison ⓘ |
| defensiveTactics |
close-quarter urban fighting
ⓘ
prepared fortifications and earthworks ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Parliamentarian consolidation in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Clonmel
ⓘ
County Tipperary ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective defense against the New Model Army
ⓘ
heavy casualties inflicted on attacking forces ⓘ one of the toughest engagements faced by Cromwell in Ireland ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
New Model Army
ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| outcome | Parliamentarian forces eventually occupied Clonmel ⓘ |
| partOf | Cromwellian conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Parliamentarian campaign in Munster ⓘ |
| phaseOf | later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| precededBy | Parliamentarian advances in southern Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Drogheda
ⓘ
Siege of Wexford ⓘ |
| result |
Irish Confederate and Royalist tactical success in defense
ⓘ
Parliamentarian strategic victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
delayed Parliamentarian control of the region
ⓘ
demonstrated resilience of Irish Confederate and Royalist resistance ⓘ |
| usedForce |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry assaults ⓘ |
| year | 1650 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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