What the records say
- When
- Feb 1565
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.12° N, 7.84° W
- Description
- 1565 battle
Battle of Affane
1565 battle
The Battle of Affane was fought in County Waterford, in south-eastern Ireland, in 1565, between the forces of the Fitzgerald Earl of Desmond and the Butler Earl of Ormond. The battle ended in the rout of the Desmond forces. It was one of the last private battles fought in Britain or Ireland.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Butlers and Fitzgeralds fight a pitched battle against each other at the Battle of Affane (February) in County Waterford”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht von Affane ist eine der letzten privaten Schlachten in Irland”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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