What the records say
- When
- 10 Oct 1593
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.48° N, 8.10° W
- Description
- 1593 battle of the Nine Years' War
Battle of Belleek
Battle of the Nine Years' War, 1593
The Battle of Belleek, also known as the Battle of the Erne Fords, was fought on the River Erne near Belleek in Fermanagh, Ireland, on 10 October 1593. 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'…
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Belleek takes place at County Fermanagh in Ireland as an English expeditionary force led by Henry Bagenal defeats Irish troops commanded by the…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
Part of
Nearby in time and place
- Siege of EnniskillenJan 1594 · Siege
- Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits7 Aug 1594 · Battle
- As part of the O'Donnell Succession dispute the Battle of Doire Leathan is fought in County Donegal3 Sep 1590 · Event
- In northern Ireland, Art MacBaron O'Neill successfully conducts the assault on the Blackwater Fort16 Feb 1595 · Event
- Battle of Clontibret27 May 1595 · Battle
- Battle of the Yellow Ford14 Aug 1598 · Battle
- Battle of Curlew Pass15 Aug 1599 · Battle
- Battle of LiffordOct 1600 · Battle