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  2. Nine Years' War (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    The Nine Years' War, sometimes called Tyrone's Rebellion, [1] [2] took place in Ireland from 1593 to 1603. It was fought between an Irish confederacy—led mainly by Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tyrconnell—against English rule in Ireland, and was a response to the ongoing Tudor conquest of Ireland.

  3. List of participants in the Nine Years' War (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    This article is a list of the participants, both civilian and military, of the Nine Years' War in Ireland. The war was fought in the late 16th and early 17th century and was a conflict between a coalition of Irish lords and their Spanish allies against the English and their authorities in Ireland.

  4. Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone - Wikipedia

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    Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone [c] (Irish: Aodh Mór Ó Néill; [d] c. 1550 – 20 July 1616) was a Gaelic Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War.Known as the "Great Earl", [6] [7] he led the confederacy of Irish clans against the English Crown in resistance to the Tudor conquest of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I.

  5. Nine Years' War - Wikipedia

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    The Nine Years' War [c] was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. [d] Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial possessions in the Americas, India, and West Africa. Related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America.

  6. Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits (Irish: Bel-atha-na-mBriosgadh [1]) took place in Fermanagh, Ireland on 7 August 1594, during the Nine Years' War.A column of almost 650 English troops led by Sir Henry Duke was ambushed and defeated by a Gaelic Irish force under Hugh Maguire and Cormac MacBaron O'Neill at the Arney River.

  7. Category:Nine Years' War (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the Nine Years' War (1593–1603), fought between an Irish alliance—led mainly by Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tyrconnell—against the Tudor conquest of Ireland.

  8. Battle of Belleek - Wikipedia

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    It was part of the buildup to the Nine Years' War. The battle was fought between a Gaelic Irish army under Hugh Maguire, lord of Fermanagh—who had begun a revolt against the English—and an English Crown expeditionary force under Sir Henry Bagenal, supported by Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone. Maguire's force was defeated, but the bulk of his ...

  9. Siege of Enniskillen (1594) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Enniskillen took place at Enniskillen in Fermanagh, present day Northern Ireland, in 1594 and 1595, during the Nine Years' War.In February 1594, the English had captured Enniskillen Castle from the Irish after a waterborne assault and massacred the defenders after they surrendered.