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6th November 16, 11:52 AM
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Scots Irish
Hello Friends,
I came on this bit of research about the Scots survivors of Cromwell's campaign in Ireland. The article relates that perhaps 1700 Scots prisoners died there, while others were set to work elsewhere, or indentured, some to N America.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/...s-who-12104652
(prisoners from the 1650 Battle of Dunbar, in which Oliver Cromwell’s force defeated a Scots army.)
McNeil
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6th November 16, 02:03 PM
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Thanx for your post
Thank-you for your post.....You have combined a few of my interests and the site you suggested to read was very good
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6th November 16, 02:44 PM
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From the article: "Analysis led by the university showed that these were the remains of prisoners from the 1650 Battle of Dunbar, in which Oliver Cromwell’s force defeated a Scots army."
The Battle of Dunbar was fought in Scotland, at Dunbar in September 1650, and the prisoners were taken to Durham, England, where the mass grave was discovered. They were not survivors of Cromwell's conquest of Ireland.
This is a good account of the battle:
http://bcw-project.org/military/third-civil-war/dunbar
Last edited by Bruce Scott; 6th November 16 at 03:12 PM.
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6th November 16, 10:33 PM
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Dunbar
Thanks, Bruce,
Good info on the linked site. The archaeology now makes more sense.
Best, McNeil
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7th November 16, 08:37 AM
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"The curse of Cromwell on you"
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7th November 16, 11:09 AM
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Cromwell got around!
It was the convention that prisoners of war were executed, and appalling as that is, he was not unusually cruel by the standards of the day. There are interesting complexities to Cromwell and there are positive aspects to his life, such as his contribution to the development of the British constitution and ending persecution of the Jews, as well as the things that he is reviled for in Ireland especially.
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