Atlas of Battles

siege, notable, early modern

Siege of Drogheda

Siege of Drogheda was a siege conducted on 3 September 1649 at Drogheda, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Commonwealth victory. Recorded strength: about 12,000 against 2,547.

See it on the globe Read the article

Oliver Cromwell besieges the Drogheda in 1649-1650
Oliver Cromwell besieges the Drogheda in 1649-1650. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date3 September 1649
PlaceDrogheda, Ireland
53.714N, 6.350W
Part ofIrish Confederate Wars (1641 to 1653)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultCommonwealth victory
BelligerentsCommonwealth of EnglandRoyalists; Irish Confederates
CommandersOliver CromwellArthur Aston
Strengthabout 12,0002,547
Casualties and lossesabout 150 killed or woundedabout 2,000 killed, wounded or captured; 700–800 civilians killed
Siege of DroghedaSiege of DroghedaSiege of DroghedaBattle of the BoyneBattle of JulianstownBattle of Tara HillBattle of TaraBattle of the BoyneBattle of Tara HillBattle of TaraBelfastLimerickGalwayDundalkDouglasKilkennySligoLisburn100 km53.714N, 6.350W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1649

Siege of Drogheda is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815234, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Drogheda, revision 1379481256, 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.