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Battle of Moyry Pass

Battle of Moyry Pass was a battle fought on 20 September 1600 at Jonesborough, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted 19 days. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1593 to 1603. The recorded result: Indecisive; English forces establish a garrison at Mountnorris but Mountjoy retreated in November. Recorded strength: 3,000-4,000 against 4,000-5,000.

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Fought20 September 1600lasted 19 days
WhereJonesborough, United Kingdom54.071N, 6.385W
OutcomeIndecisive; English forces establish a garrison at Mountnorris but Mountjoy retreated in November
Belligerents22px Irish AllianceagainstEngland
Casualties and losses1–200 killedand4–500 killed, 400 wounded, several hundred dead from disease
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, 160215931602Battle of Moyry Pass, 1600
14 placed engagements of the Nine Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 September 1600
to 9 October 1600
PlaceJonesborough, United Kingdom
54.071N, 6.385W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength3,000-4,0004,000-5,000
Casualties and losses1–200 killed4–500 killed, 400 wounded, several hundred dead from disease
Commanders
  • Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1315 and 1600.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1600

Battle of Moyry Pass 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 Q1351207, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Moyry Pass, revision 1370450678, 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.