Atlas of Battles

war, 14 engagements

Battles of the Nine Years' War

The atlas places 14 engagements of the Nine Years' War (1593 to 1603): 8 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (8), Ireland (6).

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Battle of BelleekSiege of EnniskillenBattle of the Ford of the BiscuitsSiege of Cahir CastleBattle of Moyry PassBattle of LiffordSiege of DonegalBattle of CastlehavenBattle of ClontibretBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of Curlew PassSiege of KinsaleSiege of DunboyBattle of ClontibretBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of Curlew PassSiege of KinsaleSiege of DunboyDublinBelfastCorkLimerickLondonderry/DerryGalwayDundalkDroghedaDouglasDumfries200 km53.174N, 7.865W
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1593: 1 engagements1594: 2 engagements1595: 1 engagements1597: 1 engagements1598: 1 engagements1599: 2 engagements1600: 2 engagements1601: 3 engagements3 in 16011602: 1 engagements15931602
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 160215931602
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
10 October 1593Battle of BelleekBelleek, United KingdomEnglish victory
February 1594Siege of EnniskillenEnniskillen, United KingdomIrish victory
7 August 1594Battle of the Ford of the BiscuitsArney River, United KingdomIrish victory
1595Battle of ClontibretArmagh, United KingdomIrish victory
November 1597Battle of CarrickfergusCarrickfergus, United KingdomMacDonnell victory
14 August 1598Battle of the Yellow FordCounty Armagh, United KingdomIrish victory
26 May 1599Siege of Cahir CastleCahir Castle, IrelandEnglish victory; Crown forces take the castle
15 August 1599Battle of Curlew PassBoyle, IrelandIrish victory
20 September 1600Battle of Moyry PassJonesborough, United KingdomIndecisive; English forces establish a garrison at Mountnorris but...
1600Battle of LiffordLifford, IrelandEnglish-Loyalist victory
1601Siege of DonegalDonegal, IrelandEnglish/Loyalist victory
2 October 1601Siege of KinsaleKinsale, IrelandEnglish victory
6 December 1601Battle of CastlehavenCastlehaven, United KingdomEnglish victory
5 June 1602Siege of DunboyDunboy Castle, IrelandEnglish/Loyalist victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Nine Years' War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.