BattlefieldsSiege of Galway (1651–1652)
English Civil War

Siege of Galway (1651–1652)

1651–1652
Galway, Ireland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Galway, Ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Confederate/Royalist Irish garrison
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Outcome
Last major town to fall to Parliamentarians
The Battle

History & Significance

Galway was the last significant Confederate stronghold to fall, holding out until April 1652. Its surrender effectively ended organised military resistance to the Cromwellian conquest. The subsequent Act for the Settlement of Ireland (1652) confiscated Catholic-owned land across Ireland and transplanted Catholics "to hell or Connacht".

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