Siege of Waterford

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Siege of Waterford
Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland
Henry Ireton, the English Parliamentarian commander who took Waterford in 1650
Date 1st Phase: 24 November – 2 December 1649[1] 2nd Phase: Late July – 6 August 1650[2] Location Waterford Result Parliamentarian victory New Model Army take Waterford after a second siege.
Belligerents
Parliamentarians	Irish Confederation Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Oliver Cromwell Michael Jones Henry Ireton	Richard Farrell Thomas Preston
Strength
6,000–7,000	3,000

Waterford

Belfast

Dublin

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Ireland and Waterford

The city of Waterford in southeastern Ireland was besieged twice during 1649 and 1650 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The town was held by Irish Confederate Catholic under General Richard Farrell and English Royalist troops under general Thomas Preston. It was besieged by English Parliamentarians under Oliver Cromwell, Michael Jones and Henry Ireton.