Cromwell and Drogheda

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Sid-Blitzen — 18 years ago(June 25, 2007 05:57 AM)

How "Irish" would the defenders of Drogheda have been? I seem to recall hearing that Drogheda was an English Planter town, and Cromwell attacked it for being a hold-out Royalist stronghold, rather than for being a town full of Irish rebels.

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davidwoodall — 18 years ago(July 30, 2007 02:21 PM)

You heard right - the garrison of Drogheda was almost entirely composed of English Royalists. It had to be taken, because otherwise Cromwell would have had a subtantial Royalist force threatening his rear.

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chrismahon2005 — 18 years ago(December 10, 2007 05:54 PM)

The english catholic commander was beating to death with his own wooden leg by the blood thirsty roundhead troops,because they thought he had money hidden.