Tyrone's rebellion nature

Question 1

when was Tyrone’s rebellion

Answer 1

1594-1603

Question 2

when was the battle of the ford of biscuits

Answer 2

august 1594

Question 3

what was the battle of the ford of biscuits

Answer 3

where Irish troops raided an English supply column in Fermanagh

Question 4

what was the result of the battle of the ford of biscuits

Answer 4

the English column is killed

Question 5

what happened in 1595

Answer 5

O’Neill seized the English Fort on the Blackwater and defeated the English at Clontribet

Question 6

what was the significance of the battle of Clontribet

Answer 6

the first significant win against the English for Tyrone - Irish forces considerably outweighed the English

Question 7

when was the Battle of Yellow Ford

Answer 7

1598

Question 8

how many English troops were killed on the march to Armagh

Answer 8

2,000

Question 9

who was significantly killed in the battle

Answer 9

Henry Bagenal - leader of the English forces

Question 10

why were the Irish successful in the battle of yellow ford

Answer 10

irish had the advantage of fighting on their land meaning they knew the terrain well unlike the english

Question 11

what tactic was used successfully in the battle of yellow ford

Answer 11

guerilla warfare - where Irish forces were able to ambush and attack English forces repeatedly

Question 12

impact of the battle of yellow ford

Answer 12

showed the English forces to be inadequate in the fight against Irish forces - significant win for the Irish

Question 13

who did Elizabeth deploy in 1599 to deal with Irish rebels

Answer 13

The Earl of Essex

Question 14

how large of an army was Essex sent with

Answer 14

17,000

Question 15

why did Essex’s leadership fail

Answer 15

Essex felt that a position in Ireland was too insignificant for him and so disobeyed orders by returning to London

Question 16

who did Elizabeth send to replace Essex with

Answer 16

Lord Mountjoy

Question 17

how was Mountjoy’s leadership better than Essex’s

Answer 17

Mountjoy was given far greater military support by the queen

Question 18

what tactic was used by Mountjoy to suppress the rebellion

Answer 18

a three-pronged attack whereby the Irish forces were cut off through the act of building fortresses - Irish food supplies were cut off leading to famine

Question 19

when did spanish forces arrive to support the irish

Answer 19

in 1601, with a total of only 3,500 forces

Question 20

how many counter forces did mountjoy have to combat the spanish

Answer 20

7,000

Question 21

what happened in january 1602

Answer 21

O’donnell, against the wishes of O’neill led a suprise attack on the english forces in kinsale

Question 22

result of the battle of kinsale

Answer 22

the english forces launched a cavalry charge resulting in the Spanish forces surrendering

Question 23

what happened to O’Neill after the battle of Kinsale

Answer 23

he went into hiding from mountjoy

Question 24

when did o’neill surrender

Answer 24

6 days after the death of elizabeth

Question 25

what is significant about when o’neill surrendered

Answer 25

he knew the punishment would be less severe under the new king james and so waited for the death of the queen in order to avoid execution