Siege of Duncannon

The siege of Duncannon took place in 1645, during the Irish Confederate Wars. An Irish Catholic Confederate army under Thomas Preston besieged and successfully took the town of Duncannon in County Wexford from an English Parliamentarian garrison. The siege was the first conflict in Ireland in which mortars were utilized.

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1645  Wikidata
siege, 
SM UC-44, 

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Location: 52.217, -6.9333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1645 Siege of Duncannon

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1394 Battle of Ros-Mhic-Thriúin

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1495 Siege of Waterford

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1643 Battle of New Ross

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1649 Siege of Waterford

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1650 Siege of Waterford

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1798 Battle of Three Rocks

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1798 Battle of New Ross

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1798 Battle of Foulksmills

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1394	Battle of Ros-Mhic-Thriúin	Kingdom of England, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1495	Siege of Waterford	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of New Ross	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Duncannon	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1649	Siege of Waterford	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1650	Siege of Waterford	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of Three Rocks	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of New Ross	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of Foulksmills	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-44	Type UC II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	fort		Duncannon Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1300	Reginald's Tower	fortified tower, museum	Wikidata
site	tower		Baginbun Head Martello Tower	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Coolhill Castle	national monument of Ireland, keep	Wikidata
site	tower		Duncannon Martello Tower (North)	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Duncannon Martello Tower (South)	Martello tower	Wikidata