siege, early modern
Siege of Limerick
Siege of Limerick was a siege conducted in June 1651 at Limerick, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 8,000 soldiers; 28 siege guns; 4 mortars.
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Record
| Date | June 1651 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Limerick, Ireland 52.665N, 8.624W | |
| Part of | Irish Confederate Wars (1641 to 1653) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Parliamentarian victory | |
| Belligerents | Irish Confederates; English Royalists | Parliamentarians |
| Commanders | Hugh O'Neill | Henry Ireton #; Hardress Waller |
| Strength | 2,000 | 8,000 soldiers; 28 siege guns; 4 mortars |
| Casualties and losses | 700 soldiers killed | 2,000 killed; 5,000 civilians killed |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Limerick 1690, same recorded site
- Siege of Limerick 1691, same recorded site
- Siege of Limerick 1642, same recorded site
- Battle of Dysert O'Dea 1318, 40 km
- Battle of Liscarroll 1642, 47 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Charlemont July 1650
- After: Siege of Galway August 1651
- All 24 engagements of Irish Confederate Wars
Elsewhere in 1651
- Battle of Worcester United Kingdom
- Battle of Berestechko Ukraine
- Battle of Inverkeithing United Kingdom
- Battle of Wigan Lane United Kingdom
- Battle of Knocknaclashy Ireland
Siege of Limerick 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 Q7510192, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Limerick (1650–1651), revision 1370742940, 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.