Renaissance · Europe · War

1598

Irish Rebels Defeat English at Yellow Ford

1598

Hugh O'Neill's army ambushed an English force under Sir Henry Bagenal at the Yellow Ford in Armagh and inflicted one of the worst defeats ever suffered by an English army in Ireland. Two thousand English soldiers died. The victory electrified Gaelic Ireland and alarmed London into sending Essex with a larger army.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1597: Francis Bacon Publishes Essays
After: 1599: Globe Theatre Opens

Before and after in War

Before: October 26, 1597: Yi Sun-sin Wins at Myeongnyang
After: 1599: Earl of Essex Fails in Ireland

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Battle of the Yellow Ford