1611-1651. English Civil War general. He
joined the Parliamentary forces and fought at
Edgehill 1642, Gainsborough 1643, and Naseby
1645. After the Battle of Naseby, Ireton, who
was opposed to both the extreme republicans
and Levellers, strove for a compromise with
Charles I, but then played a leading role in
his trial and execution. He married his
leader Cromwell's daughter in 1646. Lord
Deputy in Ireland from 1650, he died after
the capture of Limerick.