As a result , he tried to take Clonmel immediately by assault , rather than opt for a lengthy siege .
Cromwell was in a hurry to take the town as he had been summoned back to England by the English Parliament to deal with a Royalist uprising there .
Cromwell tried to take Clonmel immediately by assault , rather than opt for a lengthy siege .
Cromwell was in a hurry to take the town as he had been summoned back to England by the English Parliament to deal with a Royalist uprising there .