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Battle of Kinsale

1601 · 17th century · Also known as Siege of Kinsale · Part of the Nine Years' War (Ireland)

The Battle of Kinsale was fought on 24 December 1601 near Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland. The armies of Hugh O'Neill and Red Hugh O'Donnell, who had marched south to relieve a Spanish force besieged in the town, were routed by the English under Lord Mountjoy. The defeat decided the Nine Years' War, and O'Neill submitted in 1603.

Battle of Kinsale
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