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Battle of Clonmel

Ireland · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1650

Hugh Dubh ONeill17 May 1650

Clonmel · Warfare / Civil War

Cromwells men are trapped by Hugh Dubh ONeill, 2,500 are killed. Cromwell's 8000 men eventually take the town from its 1000 Irish defenders, but not before they suffer heavy losses

Names involved

Hugh Dubh ONeill

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