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Siege of Charlemont

Siege of Charlemont was a siege conducted in July 1650 at Armagh, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: English victory; Coote takes the fort, but at a heavy cost. Recorded strength: 140 against Very high.

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FoughtJuly 1650
WhereArmagh, United Kingdom54.349N, 6.654W
OutcomeEnglish victory; Coote takes the fort, but at a heavy cost.
BelligerentsIrish ConfederationagainstCommonwealth of England
Casualties and losses110and500
Part ofIrish Confederate Wars1641 to 1653

Where it sits in the Irish Confederate Wars

Battle of Julianstown, 1641Battle of Kilrush, 1642Battle of Glenmaquin, 1642Battle of Liscarroll, 1642Battle of New Ross, 1643Battle of Cloughleagh, 1643Battle of Clones, 1643Battle of Portlester, 1643Siege of Duncannon, 1645Battle of Benburb, 1646Battle of Dungan's Hill, 1647Battle of Knocknanuss, 1647Battle of Rathmines, 1649Siege of Drogheda, 1649Sack of Wexford, 1649Battle of Arklow, 1649Siege of Waterford, 1649Battle of Lisnagarvey, 1649Siege of Kilkenny, 1650Siege of Clonmel, 1650Siege of Waterford, 1650Battle of Tecroghan, 1650Siege of Charlemont, 1650Siege of Limerick, 1651Siege of Galway, 165116411651Siege of Charlemont, 1650
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJuly 1650 (month precision)
to August 1650
PlaceArmagh, United Kingdom
54.349N, 6.654W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength140Very high
Casualties and losses110500
Commanders
  • Felim O'Neill of Kinard
  • Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
Siege of CharlemontSiege of CharlemontBattle of the DiamondBattle of BenburbBattle of the Yellow FordAttack on Ballygawley barracksBattle of MoiraBattle of MoiraDublinLondonderry/DerryGalwayAyrDundalkDroghedaDouglasSligo100 km54.349N, 6.654W
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Siege of Charlemont is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509918, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Charlemont, revision 1370740151, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.