Siege of Drogheda
1649 battle of the Irish Confederate wars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Siege of Drogheda?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Siege of Drogheda (1649) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland | |||||||
A plan of Drogheda in 1649 | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Royalists Irish Confederates | Commonwealth of England | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Arthur Aston | Oliver Cromwell | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,547[1] | c. 12,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
c. 2,000 killed, wounded or captured | c. 150 killed or wounded | ||||||
700–800 civilians killed[3] |
Close
The siege of Drogheda took place from 3 to 11 September 1649, at the outset of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The coastal town of Drogheda was held by a mixed garrison of Irish Catholics and Royalists under the command of Sir Arthur Aston, when it was besieged by English Commonwealth forces under Oliver Cromwell. After Aston rejected an invitation to surrender, the town was stormed and much of the garrison executed, along with an unknown but "significant number" of civilians. The aftermath of the siege is viewed as an atrocity which still impacts Cromwell's modern reputation.