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Siege of Clonmel

Siege of Clonmel was a siege conducted in April 1650 at Clonmel, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Costly English victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 against 8,000.

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Original tower at Clonmel historic wall. Located to rear (west) of Old St. Mary's Church.
Original tower at Clonmel historic wall. Located to rear (west) of Old St. Mary's Church.. RustyTheDog, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtApril 1650
WhereClonmel, United Kingdom52.354N, 7.712W
OutcomeCostly English victory
BelligerentsIrish ConfederationagainstCommonwealth of England
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundredandUp to 2,000
Part ofIrish Confederate Wars1641 to 1653

Where it sits in the Irish Confederate Wars

Battle of Julianstown, 1641Battle of Kilrush, 1642Battle of Glenmaquin, 1642Battle of Liscarroll, 1642Battle of New Ross, 1643Battle of Cloughleagh, 1643Battle of Clones, 1643Battle of Portlester, 1643Siege of Duncannon, 1645Battle of Benburb, 1646Battle of Dungan's Hill, 1647Battle of Knocknanuss, 1647Battle of Rathmines, 1649Siege of Drogheda, 1649Sack of Wexford, 1649Battle of Arklow, 1649Siege of Waterford, 1649Battle of Lisnagarvey, 1649Siege of Kilkenny, 1650Siege of Clonmel, 1650Siege of Waterford, 1650Battle of Tecroghan, 1650Siege of Charlemont, 1650Siege of Limerick, 1651Siege of Galway, 165116411651Siege of Clonmel, 1650
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateApril 1650 (month precision)
to May 1650
PlaceClonmel, United Kingdom
52.354N, 7.712W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,5008,000
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundredUp to 2,000
Commanders
  • Hugh Dubh O'Neill
Siege of ClonmelSiege of ClonmelSiege of Cahir CastleBattle of KnocknanussBattle of PiltownBattle of AffaneSiege of KilkennySiege of Cahir CastleBattle of KnocknanussBattle of AffaneSiege of KilkennyDublinCorkLimerickGalwayKillarneyShannon100 km52.354N, 7.712W
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Siege of Clonmel is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815132, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Clonmel, revision 1370740286, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.