siege, early modern
Siege of Dublin
Siege of Dublin was a siege conducted in 1649 at Dublin, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which ran from 1638 to 1651. The recorded result: Siege abandoned. Recorded strength: 5,000+ against 5,800.
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Record
| Date | 1649 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Dublin, Ireland 53.343N, 6.266W | |
| Part of | Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1638 to 1651) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Siege abandoned | |
| Belligerents | Parliamentarians | Royalists; Confederates |
| Commanders | Michael Jones | James Butler |
| Strength | 5,000+ | 5,800 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Dublin 1922, same recorded site
- Battle of Rathmines 1649, 2.1 km
- Battle of Islandbridge AD 919, 2.9 km
- Battle of Clontarf 1014, 5.2 km
- Battle of Glenmama AD 999, 19 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Stirling 12 September 1648
- After: Battle of Carbisdale 27 April 1650
- All 20 engagements of Wars of the Three Kingdoms
Elsewhere in 1649
- Battle of Guararapes Brazil
- Siege of Drogheda Ireland
- Siege of Zbarazh Ukraine
- Battle of Zboriv Ukraine
- Battle of Focchies Turkey
Siege of Dublin 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 Q48784997, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dublin (1649), revision 1382697323, 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.