Ireland - battles Flashcards
Events - Clontibret
Siege of Blackwater
Lord deputy Russell only has 1,100, requests more troops.
Govt promises 2,000 troops from Brittany, 1,616 arrive in poor health.
Siege of Enniskillen
Siege of Monaghan
Bagenal and 1,750 men go from Newbry to Monaghan, they’re attacked on the way.
Bagenal’s supplies are diminished, can’t aid Monaghan.
27th May, return to Newbry - ambushed by Irish.
Bagenal has to stop before reaching Newbry, escaping via sea.
Events - Yellow Ford
Burgh plans siege of Munster- outnumbered by Tyrone.
Burgh plans to fortify Blackwater.
Burgh and Sir Henry Norris die.
Sir Thomas Norris is sent to Munster.
Earl of Ormond in charge of army.
Truce June-Dec
Tyrone besieges Blackwater
Ormond’s men desert.
Bagenal aids with 4,200 men.
Rebels 5,000
14th Aug - Ambush, musketmen on the path.
2,000 men only make it to Armagh
Events - Curlew Pass
O’connor is attacked by O’Donnell.
Essex sends Clifford with 1,490 men and 205 cavalry to relieve him.
Clifford is ambushed on the Curlew mountains.
O’Connor submits to the Irish
Events - Kinsale
Spanish troops arrive at Kinsale.
Mountjoy with 7,000 at Kinsale
Tyrone and army go to meet them at Kinsale with 6,500 men.
English troops due to disease and desertion down to 6,600.
24/12 - Suprise English attack
Irish horsemen panick.
army scatters
Events - Dunboy
Carew plays siege.
Constable of Dunboy, Macgeohegan, warns Curlew that a beach is trapped.
Curlew changes beach. Sets up cannon.
16th June - English siege of Dunboy, cannon used. Breaks the walls, Carew keeps firing, burrying 143 people.
58 executed in local market.
Result - Dunboy
Feb - Mountjoy/Tyrone negotiations.
30/3/1603 - Tyrone surrenders, becoming chief lord of Ulster.
Result - Curlew Pass
O’Connor is an ally lost
Result - Yellow Ford
Bagenal dies
Munster unrest
Troops sent to Ireland 1,900-6,300
Result - Clontibret
31 dead 109 wounded
