Siege of Wexford
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The Siege of Wexford was a key 1169 military engagement in which Anglo-Norman forces captured the Irish port town of Wexford, helping to establish Norman footholds in Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Wexford canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Wexford Context triple: [Norman invasion of Ireland, hasPart, Siege of Wexford]
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Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Siege of Waterford
The Siege of Waterford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Oliver Cromwell’s forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important port city of Waterford from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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Siege of Enniskillen
The Siege of Enniskillen was a key late-16th-century confrontation in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where Irish rebel forces and their allies attempted to capture the strategically important town and fortifications during the wider conflict against English rule.
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Siege of Drogheda
The Siege of Drogheda was a brutal 1649 assault by Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian forces on the Irish town of Drogheda, notorious for the mass killing of its Royalist and Confederate defenders and civilians.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Wexford Target entity description: The Siege of Wexford was a key 1169 military engagement in which Anglo-Norman forces captured the Irish port town of Wexford, helping to establish Norman footholds in Ireland.
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A.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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B.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
Siege of Waterford
The Siege of Waterford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Oliver Cromwell’s forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important port city of Waterford from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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D.
Siege of Enniskillen
The Siege of Enniskillen was a key late-16th-century confrontation in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where Irish rebel forces and their allies attempted to capture the strategically important town and fortifications during the wider conflict against English rule.
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E.
Siege of Drogheda
The Siege of Drogheda was a brutal 1649 assault by Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian forces on the Irish town of Drogheda, notorious for the mass killing of its Royalist and Confederate defenders and civilians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Anglo-Norman forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Anglo-Norman forces
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Irish defenders ⓘ |
| capturedSettlement | Wexford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1169 in Ireland
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Battles involving Ireland ⓘ Battles involving the Normans ⓘ |
| combatant | forces of Diarmait Mac Murchada (Dermot MacMurrough) ⓘ |
| commander |
Domnall mac Gilla Pátraic (local ruler of Uí Cheinnselaig, allied with Normans)
NERFINISHED
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Maurice FitzGerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert FitzStephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1169 ⓘ |
| defender | town of Wexford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Norman advance into eastern Leinster ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Latin
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Middle Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
County Wexford
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Wexford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the port town of Wexford ⓘ |
| partOf | Norman conquest of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | landing of Robert FitzStephen in Ireland in 1169 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Norman landing at Bannow Bay
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Dublin (1171) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Waterford (1170) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Anglo-Norman victory ⓘ |
| significance |
established an early Norman foothold in Ireland
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secured a strategic port for further Norman operations in Ireland ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a sheltered harbour on Ireland’s southeast coast ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Diarmait Mac Murchada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | medieval siege warfare ⓘ |
| usedFor | consolidation of Norman power in southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| year | 1169 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Wexford Description of subject: The Siege of Wexford was a key 1169 military engagement in which Anglo-Norman forces captured the Irish port town of Wexford, helping to establish Norman footholds in Ireland.
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