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Siege of Kilkenny

Siege of Kilkenny was a siege conducted on 22 March 1650 at County Kilkenny, in what is now Ireland; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 Soldiers against 300 Soldiers and; Civilian Militia.

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Kilkenny Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland. Jorge1767, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 March 1650lasted 6 days
WhereCounty Kilkenny, Ireland52.583N, 7.250W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsParliamentariansagainstRoyalists; Confederates
Casualties and lossesUp to 200 killed or woundedandUp to 100 killed, wounded or captured
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 Kilkenny, 1650
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 March 1650
to 28 March 1650
PlaceCounty Kilkenny, Ireland
52.583N, 7.250W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength4,000 Soldiers300 Soldiers and; Civilian Militia
Casualties and lossesUp to 200 killed or woundedUp to 100 killed, wounded or captured
Commanders
  • Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet
Siege of KilkennySiege of KilkennyBattle of PiltownBattle of New RossBattle of New RossBattle of CarlowSiege of WaterfordBattle of PiltownBattle of New RossBattle of CarlowSiege of WaterfordDublinCorkLimerickGalwayDroghedaKillarneyTraleeShannon100 km52.583N, 7.250W
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Siege of Kilkenny is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q42377494, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kilkenny, revision 1370742483, 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.