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Siege of Dublin 1171

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Key facts

Date (year)1171Wikidata P585 point in time
Century12th centuryderived
PeriodNorman & medievalderived
CountryIrelandderived

About the battle

The siege of Dublin was an unsuccessful attempt of the last high king of Ireland, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, to capture the City of Dublin from the Anglo-Normans in 1171.

Ua Conchobair was able to gather sixty-thousand men for his cause, meanwhile, the city was held by Strongbow; who had proven his martial prowess just a few months prior, when another Irish army had attempted to seize the city, but Strongbow had been able to drive the besiegers off with a sally.

Ua Conchobair divided his forces into four camps and during the night Strongbow led a surprise attack on Ua Conchobair's camp, killing a thousand and a half, causing the rest of Irish forces to rout.

Visiting the battlefield

Location

  • Approximate location: the point for Dublin, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location: 53.3497, -6.2603

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Dublin (1171) (revision 1370740844), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

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