Siege of Drogheda

The Siege of Drogheda took place on 3–11 September 1649 at the outset of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The town of Drogheda in eastern Ireland was held by the Irish Catholic Confederation and English Royalists when it was besieged and stormed by English Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell. In the aftermath of the assault, much of the garrison and an unknown but "significant number" of civilians were killed by the Parliamentarian troops. Historians debate the legality of Cromwell's killing of the garrison of Drogheda and the extent to which civilians were targeted during the massacre.

Drogheda was also besieged in 1641–42, during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 when Irish Catholics under Felim O'Neill tried but failed to take the town. See Siege of Drogheda 1641

Read more about Siege Of Drogheda:  Background To The Siege, The Siege, The Massacre, Debates Over Cromwell's Actions

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