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Battle of Kinsale

Ireland · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1601

Charles Blount 8th Baron Mountjoy24 December 1601

Kinsale · House / House of Tudor

Mountjoy defeats the Irish relief army outside Kinsale, isolating the Spanish expedition and destroying the coalition's best chance of breaking the siege.

Names involved

Charles Blount 8th Baron Mountjoy

Provenance

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