BattlefieldsIrish Confederate Troops Landing at Chester 1643
English Civil War

Irish Confederate Troops Landing at Chester 1643

1643
Cheshire West and Chester, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Cheshire West and Chester, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
local resistance
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Irish Confederate troops c.1,500
Outcome
Royalist reinforcement obtained from Ireland; Parliamentary propaganda capitalised on the arrival of Irish troops; troops distributed to northern garrisons.
The Battle

History & Significance

Ormondist troops from the Irish Confederate cessation were transported from Ireland to Chester in late 1643 to reinforce Royalist forces in England. The landing of these troops, many of Munster origin, caused outrage among Parliamentarians who portrayed them as Catholic Irish papists.

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