Battle of Clontibret 1595 Flashcards
what was the main focus of the rebels during the initial years of the nine - year war?
attacking English Garrisons.
what Garrison did they attack in 1595 ?
the Fort at Blackwater, William Russel was outnumbered with only 1,100 men and therefore was unable to protect English possessions.
how did Queen Elizabeth react to the attacking of Black water fort?
she took 2000 troops out of the Spanish war, howvever only 1616 arrived and in poor condition.
why castle did the rebels attack on may 1595 and what happened there?
they continued to attack with some success and captured Enniskillen Castle and began to do the same to Monaghan castle. Henry Bagenal attempted to save the Besieged garrison with 1750 men aiming to give them supplies.
what happened to Bagenal’s army when marching through Newery?
1595 - they were ambushed by Tyrone’s army causing them to be forced to fight and therefore used the weapons that they were planning on bringing to help the besieged castle’s.
what happened when Bagenal returned through Newry ion the 27th May 1595?
he was ambushed again, they suffered 31 deaths and 109 wounded- with very low supplies.
what did the failure of the Clontibret battle have on QE
the humiliation at Clontibret caused the English to retake the garrison at Blackwater however QE felt the situation had reach a stalemate.
did the truce work?
no by May 1596 the relationship had broken down due to Spanish and Irish negotiations of their own.
after the second ambush, did Tyrone continue to press his advantage further?
no, as his troops had also run out of gunpowder and weapons themselves.
what did QE offer Tyrone and when was this?
1496-98 Queen Elizabeth offered a truce to Tyrone - who agreed to pay for damages and stop demanding freedom of worship to Catholicism and to accept English rule. The English agreed to move their garrisons, and allowed Tyrone to control Ulster and arrest any rebels.
