Battle of the Yellow Ford 1598
Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).
Key facts
| Date (year) | 1598 | Wikidata P585 point in time |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 16th century | derived |
| Period | Tudor & early Stuart | derived |
| Country | Northern Ireland | derived |
| War / conflict | Nine Years' War | Wikidata |
| Participants | Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
About the battle
The Battle of the Yellow Ford was fought in County Armagh on 14 August 1598, during the Nine Years' War in Ireland. An English army of about 4,000, led by Henry Bagenal, was sent from the Pale to relieve the besieged Blackwater Fort. Marching from Armagh to the Blackwater, the column was routed by a Gaelic Irish army under Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone. O'Neill's forces divided the English column and a large earthwork stalled its advance. Bagenal was killed by an Irish musketeer, and scores of his men were killed and wounded when the English gunpowder wagon exploded. About 1,500 of the English army were killed and 300 deserted. After the battle, the Blackwater Fort surrendered to O'Neill. The battle marked an escalation in the war, as the English Crown greatly bolstered its military forces in Ireland, and many Irish lords who had been neutral joined O'Neill's alliance.
Visiting the battlefield
Location
- Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 54.3840, -6.9450
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Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).
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