Tyrone's rebellion Flashcards
When was the outbreak of the rebellion?
1593
Who was the first to rebel?
Hugh Maguire
When was the battle of Clontibret?
1595
What happened during the battle of Clontibret?
-marked true beginning of nine years war
-O’Neill assumption of power + aligned himself with Irish cause
-Neill ordered the siege of the English garrison at Monaghan Castle
-The English sent a relief column under Sir Henry Bagenal (Marshal of the English army) who were ambushed by Irish forces;
-O’Neill retook Enniskillen Castle once more and seized the English fort on the Blackwater.
When was the battle of Yellow Ford?
1598
What happened during the battle of Yellow Ford?
-Bagenal (based at Newry) spent the next three years strengthening English garrison castles in Ulster
-Bagenal’s lands had been ravaged and the Newry garrison was under siege
-garrison fortress on Blackwater was closely besieged; Bagenal
sent a relief force
-the army were forced into battle at Yellow Ford in August
-Bagenal’s 4,000 men were confronted by an Irish army of 5,000, led by O’Neill, O’Donnell and Hugh Maguire
-The rebels defeated the English army, killed Bagenal
What were the consequences of the battle of Yellow Ford?
-serious blow to English authority in Ireland- led to the rebellion spreading from Ulster to being more widespread throughout Ireland.
When was the battle of Curlew Pass?
1599
Events of battle of Curlew Pass?
-Earl of Essex arrived in Ireland and took command of English
forces of 12,000 men
-Essex supported by Sir Conyers Clifford
-Clifford led military expedition towards Collooney to relieve an English ally;
Clifford’s army ambushed in Curlew Mountains by rebels
-August- Clifford killed and 200 English troops lost
Consequences of battle of Curlew Pass?
-Essex negotiated truce (The truce of Bellaclynthe Ford) with O’Neill without Elizabeth’s knowledge or approval- humiliating for Essex and for England
-Essex replaced by Charles Blount-Lord Mountjoy
When was the battle of Kinsale?
1601
Events of battle of Kinsale
-September- Spanish fleet- 28 warships- occupied the Irish port of
Kinsale with 3,300 men
-Under O’Neill and O’Donnell 6,000 men marched south from Ulster - English, under President of Munster, George Carew, and new Lord Deputy, Lord Mountjoy, reacted quickly + laid siege to Kinsale- 12,000 men
-The two armies clashed in December, resulting in a decisive English victory
consequences of battle of Kinsale
-O’Donnell fled to Spain, seeking further help from King Phillip III while O’Neill retreated to Ulster.
-The Spanish capitulated in 1602 and were allowed to retreat.
