The navy and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, 1649–53
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12698147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Murphy (0000-0001-6587-5113, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for Maritime Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1469-1957 • E-ISSN: 2153-3369 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21533369.2012.672803 |
| OpenAlex | W1973865112 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This article examines the role and operations of the parliamentary navy in Ireland between 1649 and 1653. Following the execution of Charles I in January 1649, the English parliament prepared an expeditionary force to be led by Oliver Cromwell to suppress its enemies in Ireland. In August 1649 he landed in Dublin and in the years that followed Cromwell and the military commanders who came after him gradually defeated the alliance of confederates and royalists in Ireland. This article argues that the English navy played a key role in the success of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Prior to Cromwell's arrival the navy prevented the royalist flotilla, commanded by Prince Rupert, from interfering in the transport of the army across the Irish Sea by blockading it in Kinsale. English men-of-war provided logistical and military support to the parliamentarians as they campaigned along the coast at places such as Drogheda and Wexford in 1649, Waterford in 1650 and Limerick in 1651. The navy also helped to sustain the longer-term English military campaign in Ireland by escorting merchantmen to Irish ports and clearing the coast of privateers. This ensured the vital supplies and reinforcements that the army needed continued to arrive safely in Ireland
Ancient history · Archaeology · Artillery · CONQUEST · Irish · Navy · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Port (circuit theory · Royalist · Engineering · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |