WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO NOVEMBER 1649
Find out what all happened March to November 1649

New Ross town, Co. Wexford, Ireland, surrenders to Oliver Cromwell. (19. October 1649)

Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities. (1. June 1649)

Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison. (11. September 1649)

The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England". (19. March 1649)

The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. (2. September 1649)

Sack of Wexford: After a ten-day siege, English New Model Army troops (under Oliver Cromwell) stormed the town of Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. (11. October 1649)

The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil. (11. March 1649)

An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years. (19. May 1649)

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