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September: A ceasefire known as the
Cessation is arranged between the Confederates and English Royalists under Ormonde, effective from 15 September. Negotiations start to create a more formal alliance. Many Royalist troops are withdrawn to fight in England. The Scots in Ulster remain hostile to the
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Confederates sign the Second Ormonde Peace - a revised deal with the Royalists. The Confederation splits over the Treaty and a civil war breaks out between the pro-Royalist Confederates and the hardline Catholics, led by Rinnucini and most powerful in the Ulster Army of Owen Roe
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28 March, The
Ormonde Peace is signed, committing the Confederates to an alliance with the English Royalists in return for concessions to Catholics. It is condemned by Rinuccini and the Catholic Bishops.
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April, due to persistent guerrilla warfare by Irish
Catholic bands, reprisals on civilians in several areas including county Wicklow and much of the south are proclaimed by the Parliamentarians.
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July, Irish
Catholic Clergy and nobles draft an Oath binding the rebels together in common cause of upholding the Catholic religion, the liberty of Ireland and the King's rights.
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April 3, 10,000 Scottish troops land in Ulster, sent by the
Scottish Parliament to put down the rebellion. English reinforcements land at Dublin and Cork from February to May.
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Parliamentarian army under from advancing into Confederate territory.
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Catholic Bishops convene a meeting at Armagh about how to bring the rebellion under control and channel it into the pursuit of Catholic political aims.
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Preston besiege Dublin, held by the Royalist Earl of Ormonde. However they lift the siege due to bad weather and a failure to agree on strategy.
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Clonmel but are beaten off with heavy casualties. The garrison slips away and the town surrenders on terms the next day.
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repudiates the Second Ormonde Peace and his alliance with Irish Catholics. Cromwell publishes lenient surrender terms for Protestant Royalists.
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Confederate Armies under Preston and O'Neill march on Kilkenny to reject the Ormonde peace. Those who signed it are arrested.
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enter the rebellion, as do the Catholic landowners in counties Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Tipperary and Kilkenny.
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571:, Donegal to help the Catholic cause. Thomas Preston, another veteran of the Spanish army, lands at Wexford.
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from 1641 to 1653. This conflict is also known as the Eleven Years War. The conflict began with the
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Presented below is a chronology of the major events of the
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10 August, Waterford surrenders to Parliamentarian troops.
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19 October: New Ross surrenders on terms to Cromwell.
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528:. A rebel force is defeated by English troops near
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620:June 13, O'Neill's Ulster Army is routed by the
880:2 October, Parliamentarian forces lay siege to
798:, Parliamentarian forces under Inchiquin sack
553:is taken by Confederate Catholic troops under
508:March: Drogheda is relieved by English troops.
903:6 November, Owen Roe O'Neill dies of disease.
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511:19 March: the English Parliament passes the
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445:November 21, The rebels besiege Drogheda.
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976:, Irish Confederate force defeated near
539:. Another massacre is reported at Newry.
65:"Timeline of the Irish Confederate Wars"
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1083:27 October: Limerick surrenders.
1028:12 August, Duncannon surrenders.
662:is turned back at the bridge at
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670:Myles "the Slasher" O'Reilly.
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457:Battle of Julianstown
583:Battle of Liscarroll
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