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Kinsale, battle of

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Kinsale, battle of (24 Dec. 1601), the decisive battle of the Nine Years War. In September 1601 a Spanish expeditionary force disembarked at Kinsale but was quickly besieged by Mountjoy. The arrival of Hugh O'Neill and Red Hugh O'Donnell left the crown forces trapped and dying of disease between the Irish and Spanish armies. However, the Irish were routed while mounting a disastrous dawn attack and on 2 January 1602 the Spaniards agreed to withdraw.

Hiram Morgan

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Kinsale, battle of

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Kinsale, battle of, 1601. Around 4,000 Spanish troops sent to assist Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone, against Elizabeth I landed in September 1601 on the south coast of Ireland at Kinsale, where they were besieged by Lord Mountjoy, who had taken over from Essex. On 24 December an attempt to relieve the town failed and the Spaniards surrendered on terms. Tyrone's power was broken and the Tudor conquest of Ireland completed.

J. A. Cannon

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Kinsale, battle of

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Kinsale, battle of, 1601. Around 4,000 Spanish troops sent to assist Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone, against Elizabeth I landed in September 1601 at Kinsale, where they were besieged by Lord Mountjoy, who had taken over from Essex. On 24 December an attempt to relieve the town failed and the Spaniards surrendered on terms.

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