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Storming of Drogheda

England · Warfare / Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1649Date range
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Chronological records

1649

Oliver Cromwell11 September 1649

Drogheda · Warfare / Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland

Cromwell storms Drogheda after refusing surrender terms and captures the Royalist garrison.

Names involved

Oliver Cromwell

Provenance

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