Siege of Limerick (1650–1651)

Siege of Limerick 1651
	Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland
	; Henry Ireton. The English Parliamentarian commander who besieged Limerick in 1651
Date	19 June – 27 October 1651
Location	Limerick, Ireland
Result	English victory
Belligerents
Irish Confederates; Royalists	Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Hugh O'Neill	Henry Ireton (died of disease); Hardress Waller
Strength
2,000	8,000 soldiers; 28 siege guns; 4 mortars
Casualties and losses
700 soldiers killed; 5,000 civilians killed	2,000 killed

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Limerick

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Ireland and Limerick

Limerick, in western Ireland was the scene of two sieges during the Irish Confederate Wars. The second and largest of these took place during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1650–51. Limerick was one of the last fortified cities held by an alliance of Irish Irish Confederates and Royalists against the forces of the English Parliament. Its garrison, led by Hugh Dubh O'Neill, surrendered to Henry Ireton after a protracted and bitter siege. Over 2,000 soldiers of Cromwell's New Model Army were killed at Limerick, and Henry Ireton, Cromwell's son-in-law, died of plague.

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