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Siege of Enniskillen

Siege of Enniskillen was a siege conducted in February 1594 at Enniskillen, in what is now United Kingdom; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1593 to 1603. The recorded result: Irish victory. Recorded strength: 75 against 2,000.

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The Watergate at Enniskillen Castle
The Watergate at Enniskillen Castle. Raymond Millar, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtFebruary 1594ran into the following year
WhereEnniskillen, United Kingdom54.345N, 7.634W
OutcomeIrish victory
BelligerentsEngland; Loyalistsagainst22px Irish Alliance
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 Enniskillen, 1594
14 placed engagements of the Nine Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateFebruary 1594 (month precision)
to May 1595
PlaceEnniskillen, United Kingdom
54.345N, 7.634W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength752,000
Commanders
Siege of EnniskillenSiege of EnniskillenBattle of the Ford of the BiscuitsBattle of Magh SlechtBattle of NewtownbutlerBattle of ClonesBattle of BelleekBattle of Magh SlechtBattle of ClonesBattle of BelleekDublinBelfastLondonderry/DerryGalwayDundalkDroghedaLisburnOmagh100 km54.345N, 7.634W
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Siege of Enniskillen is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21187149, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Enniskillen (1594), revision 1370741038, 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.