Rathlin Island Massacre

متى

5 أغسطس 1575

النوع

مجزرة

الوفيات

600

إحداثيات

55.30° N, 6.17° W

Description

English massacre against Scottish and Irish civilians in 1575

1575 English massacre of Scottish and Irish

The Rathlin Island massacre took place on Rathlin Island, off the coast of what is now Northern Ireland, on 26 July 1575, when more than 600 Scots and Irish, retainers of MacDonnells of Antrim, were killed by English Crown forces under the command of Francis Drake and John Norreys.

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