Parliamentarian forces in Ireland
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Parliamentarian forces in Ireland were the English Parliament’s military units deployed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms to subdue Royalist and Confederate resistance and secure control over Ireland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces of the English Parliament
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| allegiance | English Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Cromwellian conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
English Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| effect |
dispossession of many Catholic landowners
ⓘ
large-scale land confiscations in Ireland ⓘ strengthening of Protestant landholding in Ireland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1650s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cromwellian settlement of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Cork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derry NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Council of State of the English Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Early modern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Rathmines (1649)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Clonmel (1650) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Drogheda (1649) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Galway (1651–1652) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Limerick (1651) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Wexford (1649) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Charles Coote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Ireton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Venables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat Irish Confederate Catholics
ⓘ
secure English Parliamentary control over Ireland ⓘ subdue Royalist resistance in Ireland ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Confederate Catholics of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Confederates NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalists in Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cromwellian army in Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Parliamentary army NERFINISHED ⓘ New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Protestant forces fighting largely Catholic Confederates ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of Confederate and Royalist forces in Ireland
ⓘ
establishment of English Commonwealth control in Ireland ⓘ |
| startTime | 1640s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
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