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| Siege of Kilkenny | |||||||
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| Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland | |||||||
 Kilkenny Castle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Commonwealth of England |
 Royalists Irish Confederation | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Oliver Cromwell | Sir Walter Butler | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 Soldiers[1] |
300 Soldiers[2]and Civilian Militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| up to 200 killed or wounded | up to 100 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
Kilkenny
Belfast
Dublin
Ireland and Kilkenny
The siege of Kilkenny took place from 22 to 28 March 1650, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Previously the capital of Confederate Ireland, the garrison surrendered to Commonwealth forces under Oliver Cromwell.