Glenmalure, battle of

The Oxford Companion to Irish History | 2007 | 553 words | Copyright

Glenmalure, battle of (25 Aug. 1580). The newly arrived Lord Deputy Grey decided on an immediate prosecution of the rebel forces of Viscount Baltinglass and Feagh MacHugh O'Byrne, which had withdrawn into Glenmalure in the Wicklow Mountains. Grey sent half his army under George Moore to flush them out. Soldiers fresh from England in bright coats and officers in armour made easy targets, especially for the hundred ‘shot’ (see firearms) at O'Byrne's disposal. At least 30 Englishmen were killed, including Moore himself.

Hiram Morgan

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