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Siege of Waterford

Siege of Waterford was a siege conducted in December 1649 at Waterford, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory; New Model Army take Waterford after a second siege. Recorded strength: 6,000–7,000 against 3,000.

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Siege of Waterford
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FoughtDecember 1649
WhereWaterford, United Kingdom52.252N, 7.127W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory; New Model Army take Waterford after a second siege.
BelligerentsParliamentariansagainstIrish Confederation; Royalists
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 Waterford, 1649
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateDecember 1649 (month precision)
to 10 December 1649
PlaceWaterford, United Kingdom
52.252N, 7.127W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength6,000–7,0003,000
Commanders
  • Richard O'Farrell (Irish Confederate)
  • Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara
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Siege of Waterford 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 Q730986, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Waterford, revision 1370746426, 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.