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Siege of Drogheda

Siege of Drogheda was a siege conducted on 3 September 1649 at Drogheda, in what is now Ireland; it lasted 8 days. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Commonwealth victory. Recorded strength: about 12,000 against 2,547.

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Oliver Cromwell besieges the Drogheda in 1649-1650
Oliver Cromwell besieges the Drogheda in 1649-1650. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 September 1649lasted 8 days
WhereDrogheda, Ireland53.714N, 6.350W
OutcomeCommonwealth victory
BelligerentsCommonwealth of EnglandagainstRoyalists; Irish Confederates
Casualties and lossesabout 150 killed or woundedandabout 2,000 killed, wounded or captured
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 Drogheda, 1649
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 September 1649
to 11 September 1649
PlaceDrogheda, Ireland
53.714N, 6.350W
KindSiege, early modern
Strengthabout 12,0002,547
Casualties and lossesabout 150 killed or woundedabout 2,000 killed, wounded or captured; 700–800 civilians killed
Commanders
Siege of DroghedaSiege of DroghedaSiege of DroghedaBattle of the BoyneBattle of JulianstownBattle of Tara HillBattle of TaraBattle of the BoyneBattle of Tara HillBattle of TaraBelfastLimerickGalwayDundalkDouglasKilkennySligoLisburn100 km53.714N, 6.350W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1641 and 1690.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1649

Siege of Drogheda is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815234, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Drogheda, revision 1379481256, 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.