Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle

Quando

1580

Tipo

Cerco

Coordenadas

52.57° N, 9.49° W

Description

1580 siege

16th-century siege in Kerry, Ireland

The siege of Carrigafoyle Castle took place on Easter in 1580 near modern-day Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland, on the southern bank of the Shannon estuary. The engagement was part of the English crown's campaign against the forces of Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond during the Second Desmond Rebellion.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle: English troops under Sir William Pelham take the castle from Irish and Spanish supporters of the Second Desmond Rebellion”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Belagerung von Carrigafoyle Castle am Ufer des Flusses Shannon: Nach zweitägiger Belagerung erobern die Engländer die von den Anhängern des Earl of Desmond…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• Second Desmond Rebellion28 de jul. de 1579 · Rebelião