Siege of Waterford

When

24 Nov 1649 – 10 Dec 1649

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

52.25° N, 7.13° W

Description

1649

Siege in southeastern Ireland during 1649 and 1650

The city of Waterford in southeastern Ireland was besieged twice during 1649 and 1650 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The town was held by Irish Confederate Catholic under General Richard Farrell and English Royalist troops under general Thomas Preston. It was besieged by English Parliamentarians under Oliver Cromwell, Michael Jones and Henry Ireton.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The first phase of the Siege of Waterford begins as Cromwell's New Model Army attempts to take on the strategically-located Irish city's defenders with his own…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die erste Belagerung von Waterford muss wegen des einbrechenden Winters von Cromwells Truppen abgebrochen werden”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Waterford en Irlande”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Irish Confederate WarsOct 1641 · War