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 In 1536 Henry VII decided to send a force of soldiers to the shores of Ireland to tame the supposedly ' Wild Irish'. At first the Irish people welcomed the soldiers and lived in harmony, but that was short lived when King Henry's soldiers began with the re-colonization of Ireland. The British Crown held assumed control until nearly 130 years later when Ireland entered one of their most bloodiest periods. The country was engulfed in war for just under 11 years when the leader of the British Armed forces, Oliver Cromwell, re-took Ireland on behalf of the crown

Siege of Dublin So on the 1st of June 1649, during the eleven years war between the British and Irish, A force of British soldiers was mustered, To decide the city's fate. 18 days later The Marquis of Ormond organised his force of 11,000 foot soldiers and 3,000 horsemen to march on the economic centre of Ireland. But in order to make sure that re-inforcements for the Irish didn't come during the siege The Marquis of Ormand ordered for one of his more senior men to organise a force of 4,000 soldiers to march on the twon of Drogheda. Once Drogheda was captured many other local towns immediately surrenderred. But an Irish officer, Colonel Jones, had wizened to The Marquis's tactics, so he sent approximately 2,000 men to once and for all beat the Marquis’s forces. Colonel Jones ended victor in this encounter and, in doing so secured parliament for the Irish and destroyed the Marquis’s main field army. But this victory was also their downfall. Two weeks later Oliver Cromwell landed on Irish shores unopposed and took the city of Dublin.