Battle of the Yellow Ford

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The Battle of the Yellow Ford was a major 1598 victory of Irish forces led by Hugh O’Neill over the English army, marking one of the most significant setbacks for English rule in Ireland during the late 16th century.

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Battle of the Yellow Ford canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Beal an Átha Buidhe ⓘ
approximateEnglishStrength around 4,000–5,000 men ⓘ
approximateIrishStrength around 4,000–6,000 men ⓘ
associatedPerson Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ
Hugh Roe O’Donnell ⓘ
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
associatedPlace Armagh ⓘ
River Blackwater (Ulster) ⓘ
belligerent English Crown forces ⓘ
Irish forces of Hugh O’Neill ⓘ
cause English attempt to relieve and reinforce the garrison at Armagh ⓘ
combatantSide English government in Ireland ⓘ
Gaelic Irish alliance ⓘ
commander Henry Bagenal ⓘ
Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ
conflictIn Nine Years' War (Ireland) ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland under English rule ⓘ
date 1598-08-14 ⓘ
EnglishCasualties heavy ⓘ
followedBy increased Spanish interest in aiding Irish rebels ⓘ
widening of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 16th century ⓘ
impactOnPolicy prompted reconsideration of English military strategy in Ireland ⓘ
IrishCasualties light to moderate ⓘ
killedCommander Henry Bagenal ⓘ
languageOfAlternativeName Irish ⓘ
locatedIn Ireland ⓘ
location near the River Blackwater, County Armagh ⓘ
militaryTechnology field artillery ⓘ
matchlock firearms ⓘ
pikes ⓘ
objective Relief of the English fort on the River Blackwater ⓘ
opposingCommander Henry Bagenal ⓘ
Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ
partOf Nine Years' War (Ireland) ⓘ
precededBy siege and pressure on the English fort on the Blackwater ⓘ
primaryTheater Ulster ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Clontibret ⓘ
Battle of Kinsale ⓘ
result Irish victory ⓘ
significance encouraged wider rebellion against English authority in Ireland ⓘ
greatest field victory of Hugh O’Neill over English forces ⓘ
major setback for English rule in Ireland ⓘ
one of the heaviest defeats suffered by an English army in Ireland in the 16th century ⓘ
tacticsUsed Irish use of earthworks and ambush positions along the line of march ⓘ
Irish use of skirmishing shot and pikemen against marching English column ⓘ
year 1598 ⓘ

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Nine Years' War in Ireland → hasPart → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ
Nine Years' War → significantEvent → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone → conflict → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ
Hugh Roe O'Donnell → notableBattle → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ
Tyrone's Rebellion → notableBattle → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ
Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill → participatedIn → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ
Sir Henry Bagenal → deathPlace → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ
Sir Henry Bagenal → battle → Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ