Siege of Dublin (1171)

Siege of Dublin
	Part of the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland
Date	August–September 1171
Location	City of Dublin
Result	Norman victory
Belligerents
High King of Ireland's forces	Normans
Commanders and leaders
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair	Richard de Clare
Strength
30,000 to 60,000 (dubious claims)	500
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed	1 wounded

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.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Huscroft, Richard (26 April 2016). Tales From the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire. Yale University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-300-18728-1.
^ Heath, Ian (2016). Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300. p. 120. ISBN 9781326256524. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[:0-1] Huscroft, Richard (26 April 2016). Tales From the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire. Yale University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-300-18728-1.

[2] Heath, Ian (2016). Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300. p. 120. ISBN 9781326256524. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

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