Siege of Kilkenny
Siege during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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52.6477°N 7.2561°W / 52.6477; -7.2561
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Siege of Kilkenny | |||||||
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Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland | |||||||
Kilkenny Castle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commonwealth of England |
Royalists Irish Confederation | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Oliver Cromwell | Sir Walter Butler | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000 Soldiers[1] |
300 Soldiers[2]and Civilian Militia | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
up to 200 killed or wounded | up to 100 killed, wounded or captured |
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The siege of Kilkenny was the isolation and capture of the fortified capital of the Irish Confederates by the New Model Army of the English Parliamentarians in March 1650 during the conquest of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.