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Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland

1649 CE – 1653 CE

Cromwell's brutal reconquest of Ireland included the massacres at Drogheda and Wexford and massive land confiscations.

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Conflict · Europe

Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland

1649 CE – 1653 CE

Cromwell's brutal reconquest of Ireland included the massacres at Drogheda and Wexford and massive land confiscations. The campaign killed an estimated 15-20% of Ireland's population through war, famine, and plague — a trauma that shaped Anglo-Irish relations for centuries.

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