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Ireland’s Wars: A Summary Of The Nine Years War
The Nine Years War was a brutal contest, and I hope that I have done something to make that clear in the mind of the reader. Such a long and drawn out affair requires some reflection and more elaborated final … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Battle Of Kinsale
A note on dates: The English actually kept a slightly different calendar to the Spanish and Catholic Irish, for largely religious reasons. As such, I beg a little leeway if some dates seem a bit off kilter. The Battle of … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Siege Of Kinsale
A note on dates: The English kept a slightly different calendar to the Spanish and Catholic Irish, for largely religious reasons. As such, I beg a little leeway if some dates seem a bit off kilter. The Battle of Kinsale … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1600, 1601, del aguila, history, ireland, kinsale, mountjoy, nine years war, o'neill, rebels, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Campaigns And Winter March Of 1601
The Nine Years War had been a vicious conflict. But now, entering the final vortex, it would become even more devastating to Ireland, as massive armies from both sides came together and swept across the land. 1601 had dawned and … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Moyry Pass
While Hugh Roe O’Donnell was dealing with seaborne invasions and rebellious cousins, Hugh O’Neill had problems of his own to sort out. O’Neill remained, as far as Elizabeth I and her administration in Dublin were concerned, the biggest problem and the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1600, elizabeth, history, ireland, mountjoy, moyry pass, nine years war, o'neill, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Lough Foyle Landings
Lord Mountjoy was not a man to sit back. The collapse of the rebellion in Munster and the securing of the Pale’s borders in Leinster were a good start to his time in Ireland, but he wanted to get more done, and … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: George Carew And The End In Munster
As 1600 dawned in Ireland, things were looking good for the confederation of rebel Irish that Hugh O’Neill had been able to form. Ulster was secure, the English forces were taking a beating on nearly all fronts, Elizabeth’s treasury was being … Continue reading
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Tagged 1600, carew, history, ireland, mountjoy, nine years war, o'neill, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Curlew Pass
While the Earl of Essex was marching through Munster, taking the long way back to Dublin and losing most of his army in the process, and before his final downfall, events in the Nine Years War elsewhere continued apace. As mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1599, clifford, curlew pass, essex, history, hugh roe, ireland, nine years war, o'donnell, o'rourke, tudor, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Essex’s Downfall
This was originally the second half of a larger entry, that I have decided to split as part of a revision/expansion. The first part can be found here. The first campaign that the Earl of Essex had led in Ireland … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1599, elizabeth, essex, history, hugh o'neill, ireland, nine years war, tudor, ulster, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Essex’s Munster Campaign
I mentioned last week that the internal court politics of Elizabeth I reign had enough intrigue and conflict related to Ireland to fill up their own entry, but only a brief summation is required to set up what occurred in Ireland throughout … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1599, essex, history, hugh o'neill, hugh roe, ireland, nine years war, tudor, war
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