Siege of Dublin 1171
Approximate location: the point for Dublin, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.
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.
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; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When did Siege of Dublin take place?
- In 1171.
- Where was the Siege of Dublin fought?
- In what is now Ireland (Europe), at about 53.35, -6.26.
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