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Death of Arthur Aston

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

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1649Date range
1Named people
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Chronological records

1649

Arthur Aston11 September 1649

Drogheda · Warfare / Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland

Aston is killed after Parliamentarian troops storm Drogheda.

Names involved

Arthur Aston

Provenance

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