Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Hugh Maguire

Irish chieftain, 1501 to 1600

Hugh Maguire is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1593 and 1598: 3 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 88 km apart end to end, 29 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Nine Years' War (4).

Battle of BelleekSiege of EnniskillenBattle of the Ford of the BiscuitsBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of BelleekSiege of EnniskillenBattle of the Ford of the BiscuitsBattle of the Yellow FordDublinBelfastLondonderry/DerryGalwayAyrDundalkDroghedaDouglasLisburnOmagh100 km54.379N, 7.521W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1593: 1 engagements1594: 2 engagements2 in 15941598: 1 engagements15931598
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Belleek, 1593Siege of Enniskillen, 1594Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits, 1594Battle of the Yellow Ford, 159815931598
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 October 1593Battle of BelleekBelleek, United KingdomEnglish victory
February 1594Siege of EnniskillenEnniskillen, United Kingdom33 km SEIrish victory
7 August 1594Battle of the Ford of the BiscuitsArney River, United Kingdom8 km SIrish victory
14 August 1598Battle of the Yellow FordCounty Armagh, United Kingdom47 km EIrish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.