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Siege of Dublin

Siege of Dublin was a siege conducted in 1649 at Dublin, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which ran from 1638 to 1651. The recorded result: Siege abandoned. Recorded strength: 5,000+ against 5,800.

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Fought1649
WhereDublin, Ireland53.343N, 6.266W
OutcomeSiege abandoned
BelligerentsParliamentariansagainstRoyalists; Confederates
Part ofWars of the Three Kingdoms1638 to 1651

Where it sits in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

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20 placed engagements of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1649 (year precision)
to 2 August 1649
PlaceDublin, Ireland
53.343N, 6.266W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength5,000+5,800
Commanders
  • James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Siege of DublinSiege of DublinBattle of DublinBattle of RathminesBattle of IslandbridgeBattle of ClontarfBattle of GlenmamaBattle of GlenmamaLimerickDundalkDroghedaDouglasKilkennySligoLisburnWaterford100 km53.343N, 6.266W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between AD 919 and 1922.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1649

Siege of Dublin 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 Q48784997, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dublin (1649), revision 1382697323, 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.