Battle of the Yellow Ford
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The Battle of the Yellow Ford was fought in County Armagh on 14 August 1598, during the Nine Years' War in Ireland. An English army of about 4,000, led by Henry Bagenal, was sent from the Pale to reli
View along the Yellow Ford battlefield looking north-west
Last vestiges of the scrub woodland which flanked the Yellow Ford battlefield
Illustration of the Battle of the Yellow Ford
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
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Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, was an Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", he led the confederacy of Irish lords against the English Crown's conquest of Ireland
Battle of the Yellow Ford
…sent from the Pale to relieve the besieged Blackwater Fort. Marching from Armagh to the Blackwater, the column was routed by a Gaelic Irish army under Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone. O'Neill's forces divided the English column and a large earthwork stalled its advance. Bagenal was killed by an Irish musketeer, and scores…
Extract of a fresco depicting Hugh O'Neill, painted c. 1610 by Giovanni Battista Ricci
The Irish confederacy formed following a meeting at Enniskillen Castle.
![Queen Elizabeth I "would not willing deny any favour [to Tyrone], knowing his devotion to her".](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Elizabeth1England.jpg/500px-Elizabeth1England.jpg)
Queen Elizabeth I "would not willing deny any favour [to Tyrone], knowing his devotion to her".
1594 drawing of the Battle of Belleek by John Thomas