Cromwell besieged Wexford while negotiating; soldiers broke in during talks and a massacre followed. Around 2,000 soldiers and 1,500 civilians were killed. Cromwell claimed he had not ordered it; the massacre destroyed one of Ireland's most important ports and eliminated a major Confederate base.
c.3,500 killed
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