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Siege of Cahir Castle

Siege of Cahir Castle was a siege conducted on 26 May 1599 at Cahir Castle, in what is now Ireland; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1593 to 1603. The recorded result: English victory; Crown forces take the castle. Recorded strength: 4,000–5,000 against Several hundred in garrison; 5,000 more in the vicinity.

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Chateau de Cahir en Irlande.
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Fought26 May 1599lasted 3 days
WhereCahir Castle, Ireland52.376N, 7.929W
OutcomeEnglish victory; Crown forces take the castle
BelligerentsEnglandagainst22px Irish alliance
Casualties and lossesLowand80–100 killed
Part ofNine Years' War1593 to 1603

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Battle of Belleek, 1593Siege of Enniskillen, 1594Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits, 1594Battle of Clontibret, 1595Battle of Carrickfergus, 1597Battle of the Yellow Ford, 1598Siege of Cahir Castle, 1599Battle of Curlew Pass, 1599Battle of Moyry Pass, 1600Battle of Lifford, 1600Siege of Donegal, 1601Siege of Kinsale, 1601Battle of Castlehaven, 1601Siege of Dunboy, 160215931602Siege of Cahir Castle, 1599
14 placed engagements of the Nine Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 May 1599
to 29 May 1599
PlaceCahir Castle, Ireland
52.376N, 7.929W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength4,000–5,000Several hundred in garrison; 5,000 more in the vicinity
Casualties and lossesLow80–100 killed
Commanders
  • Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
  • James Galdie Butler
Siege of Cahir CastleSiege of Cahir CastleSiege of ClonmelBattle of KnocknanussBattle of AffaneBattle of CloughleaghBattle of PiltownBattle of KnocknanussBattle of AffaneBattle of CloughleaghDublinCorkLimerickGalwayKilkennyTraleeShannon100 km52.376N, 7.929W
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Siege of Cahir Castle is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815127, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cahir Castle, revision 1370739955, 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.