Historical place archive

Wexford in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Wexford in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records2 event labels2 people1169–1649

Historical events in Wexford

1169

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Reballion of Rebels in Wexford
Henry II · England War

Norman-Welsh barons land at Wexford supporting Dermot of Leinster

1649

October 1649
Reballion of Rebels in Wexford
Oliver Cromwell · Military

Orders the massacre of Wexford

1 October 1649
Reballion of Rebels in Wexford
Oliver Cromwell · Military

Cromwell arrives outside Wexford with 7,000 foot & 2,000 horse

3 October 1649
Reballion of Rebels in Wexford
Oliver Cromwell · Military

Requests Wexford to surrender but Sinnott refuses & waits for reinforcements

11 October 1649
Reballion of Rebels in Wexford
Oliver Cromwell · Military

Stafford surrenders Wexford Castle to Cromwell. Cromwell occupies Wexford Castle & 1,500 in Wexford are massacred

11 October 1649
Sack of Wexford
Oliver Cromwell · Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland

Cromwell's forces capture Wexford after negotiations collapse and Parliamentarian troops enter the town.

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