Battle of Glenmalure

When

25 Aug 1580

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

52.97° N, 6.38° W

Description

1580 battle of the Second Desmond Rebellion

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Part of the Second Desmond Rebellion

The Battle of Glenmalure took place in Ireland on 25 August 1580 during the Desmond Rebellions. A Catholic army of united Irish clans from the Wicklow Mountains led by Fiach MacHugh O'Byrne and James Eustace, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass of the Pale, defeated an English army under Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton, at Clan O'Byrne's mountain stronghold of Glenmalure.

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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 “Battle of Glenmalure in the Second Desmond Rebellion: An Irish Catholic force made up of the Gaelic clans led by Fiach McHugh O'Byrne and James Eustace”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht von Glenmalure: Eine irische katholische Truppe, die aus Mitgliedern verschiedener gälischer Clans aus den Wicklow Mountains besteht”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des révoltés du Desmond sur l’armée anglaise à la bataille de Glenmalure en Irlande”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Desmond Rebellion28 Jul 1579 · Rebellion