Siege of New Ross

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The Siege of New Ross was a key military engagement during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Irish Confederate forces attempted to capture the strategically important town of New Ross from English control.

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Siege of New Ross canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement
siege
associatedWith Irish Catholic Confederation
attackedBy Irish Confederate army
linked to: Irish Confederates
belligerent English Royalist garrison
Irish Confederates
combatant English forces
Irish Confederate forces
linked to: Irish Confederates
conflict Irish Confederate Wars
countryInvolved Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
defendedBy English garrison of New Ross
location County Wexford
Ireland
New Ross
objective capture of New Ross
partOf Irish Confederate Wars
relatedConflict Wars of the Three Kingdoms
result English forces retained control of New Ross
significance strategic control of a key town on the River Barrow
strategicImportance control of a major river crossing
control of trade and supply routes in southeast Ireland
theatreOfWar Irish Confederate Wars in Leinster
timePeriod 17th century
typeOfWarfare early modern siege warfare

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Siege of Waterford precededBy Siege of New Ross