Cromwell in Ireland
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- Created on: 08-02-21 06:23
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- Cromwell in Ireland
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- Many Irish were royalist and believed they cou7ld make a deal with Charles II
- Cromwell was hostile to Irish Catholics for their killings of protestants in 1641
- The Rump Parliament sent Cromwell there with 30,000 men to regain control in 1649-50
- Cromwell's Methods
- Cromwell arrived in August 1649 in Dublin and marched to Drogheda to take the port
- Drogheda was besieged from 3-11th of Sept. and 3500 defenders died
- He then marched to Wexford, a fort that had been held by Catholics throughout the Civil War
- They began negotiations with the commander on the 2nd Oct. and the royalists apparently surrender
- The English attacked and killed 2000 defenders and sacked the town so much it couldn't be used as a winter base
- They began negotiations with the commander on the 2nd Oct. and the royalists apparently surrender
- Cromwell arrived in August 1649 in Dublin and marched to Drogheda to take the port
- Criticisms of Cromwell
- He ordered for "no quarter" to be given to men at Drogheda who had surrendered
- He seemed to be celebrating the slaughter when reporting to London
- He justified the attacks by saying it was an Act of God
- In Cromwell's Defence
- The laws of warfare stated that if a garrison refused to surrender, they couldn't expect any mercy once defeated
- Cromwell's task was to stop resistance
- He was enraged by the sight of dead comrades
- He did not order the killing in Wexford - he was overtaken by events
- Impact
- English authority was established by 1650, though there were still pockets of resistance
- He returned to England to defeat the Scots when they named Charles II their king
- English authority was established by 1650, though there were still pockets of resistance
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