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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.
The Siege of Drogheda was a siege fought in northeastern Ireland starting September 3, 1649, pitting Irish Royalists against the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell. It ended September 11, 1649, with a savage victory led by Cromwell.
11 de sept. de 2023 · On September 11, 1649, the County Louth town of Drogheda was the scene of one of the worst massacres to take place on Irish soil, blackening the name of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland forever.
- Frances Mulraney
A detailed analysis of siege massacres of the seventeenth century in Ireland that provides the backdrop for the massacre of Cromwell’s troops at Drogheda. Keywords: Massacre, Drogheda, Inchiquin, Cromwell, Wexford. Subject. Early Modern History (1500 to 1700) ‘Cromwell was a good man.
11 de sept. de 2011 · The siege of Drogheda was perhaps the most ferocious sacking of a town in Irish history. Even today, viewed through the lense of Irish nationalist memory, it retains its capacity to inspire horror and anger.
17 de ene. de 2019 · For all its notoriety, the 1812 British sack of Badajoz during the Peninsular War has been surprisingly overlooked as a subject of historical investigation, symptomatic of a broader neglect of European sieges and sacks for this period. This article explores British officers' reactions to the sack through their letters and memoirs.
Massacre at Drogheda. Margaret Anne Cusack. An Illustrated History of Ireland. 1868. start of chapter | Chapter XXX. Ormonde had garrisoned Drogheda with 3,000 of his choicest troops. They were partly English, and were commanded by a brave loyalist, Sir Arthur Aston.
