battle, early modern
Battle of Affane
Battle of Affane was a battle fought in January 1565 at Affane, in what is now Ireland. The recorded result: Butler victory. Recorded strength: about 180 horse, 3–400 heavy infantry, hundreds more Kern. against ?.
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Record
| Date | January 1565 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Affane, Ireland 52.125N, 7.838W | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Butler victory | |
| Belligerents | FitzGerald of Desmond and allied clans | Butler of Ormond and allied clans |
| Commanders | Gerald FitzGerald | Thomas Butler |
| Strength | about 180 horse, 3–400 heavy infantry, hundreds more Kern. | ? |
| Casualties and losses | 300 killed | Low |
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Battle of Affane is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Ireland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q474399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Affane, revision 1379304048, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.