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 Yellow Ford ( Béal an Átha Bui) is on the river Callan and close to the river Blackwater about 2 miles from Armagh city. It was the scene of an important battle in which the Ulster Gaels …

Battle of the Yellow Ford ( Cath Bhéal-an-Átha-Buí ) This important battle was fought on 14 August 1598 between the Gaelic native Irish army under the leadership of Aodh Mor O Neill …

Nov 26, 2024 · The Battle of the Yellow Ford was a resounding victory for the Irish. It sent shockwaves through the English administration and emboldened Gaelic resistance across the …

Two thousand of the English were killed, together with their general and nearly all the officers; and the victors became masters of the artillery, ammunition, and stores of the royal army. On the …

Aug 13, 1998 · O Neill was victor in one of the greatest victories ever achieved by an Irish force over an English one in open battle. The English lost 25 officers and close on 1,000 soldiers, …

May 24, 2023 · Burgh saw the fort as “an eyesore in the heart of Tyrone’s country”, and as key to an English victory over the rebel Earl. But Burgh was wrong. In fact, the positioning of the fort …

Nov 2, 2019 · On the 14 th of August 1598 Sir Henry Bagenal led a powerful English Army to relieve the Black Water Fort which lay some 4 miles north west of Armagh. He had agitated …

The Battle of the Yellow Ford, fought on the 14th of August, 1598, was brought about by an attempt made by the English, under Marshal Bagnal, to relieve Captain Thomas Williams and …

Sep 28, 2024 · 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, …