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.
| Siege of Dublin | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Irish alliance led by the High King of Ireland | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair | Richard de Clare | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 60,000 (allegedly) | 500-600 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,500 killed | 1 wounded | ||||||
Ua Conchobair was allegedly 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.[1]