Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone

Battles of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone

Irish earl and military leader, 1540 to 1616

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1593 and 1601: 4 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (4), Ireland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 464 km apart end to end, 116 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Nine Years' War (5).

Battle of BelleekBattle of ClontibretBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of Moyry PassSiege of KinsaleBattle of BelleekBattle of ClontibretBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of Moyry PassSiege of KinsaleDublinBelfastCorkLimerickGalwayDroghedaDouglasKilkennySligoKillarney100 km53.094N, 7.458W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1593: 1 engagements1 in 15931595: 1 engagements1 in 15951598: 1 engagements1 in 15981600: 1 engagements1 in 16001601: 1 engagements1 in 160115931601
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Belleek, 1593Battle of Clontibret, 1595Battle of the Yellow Ford, 1598Battle of Moyry Pass, 1600Siege of Kinsale, 160115931601
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
1595Battle of ClontibretArmagh, United Kingdom94 km EIrish victory
14 August 1598Battle of the Yellow FordCounty Armagh, United Kingdom19 km WIrish victory
20 September 1600Battle of Moyry PassJonesborough, United Kingdom50 km SEIndecisive; English forces establish a garrison at...
2 October 1601Siege of KinsaleKinsale, Ireland300 km SWEnglish 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, AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.