Historical place archive

Wexford in History

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

3 records3 event labels2 people1649–1649

Historical events in Wexford

1649

1649
Reballion of Rebels in Wexford
Hugh Rochford · Military

Attempts to negotiate with Cromwell

1649
Siege of Wexford
David Sinnott · Military

Arrives in Wexford with 1,500 men to defend it against Cromwell

11 October 1649
Fall of Wexford
David Sinnott · Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland

Sinnott commands Wexford during the crisis that ends with Parliamentarian capture of the town.

Provenance

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