Battle Of Carrickfergus (1597)
Coordinates: 54°42′47″N 5°48′22″W / 54.713°N 5.806°W / 54.713; -5.806
Battle of Carrickfergus | |||||||
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Part of the Nine Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
MacDonnell clan of Antrim | English Army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sorley Boy MacDonnell | John Chichester † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,800 | ? | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
low | 180 killed, 30-40 wounded |
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The Battle of Carrickfergus took place in November 1597, in the province of Ulster in what is now County Antrim, Northern Ireland, during the Nine Years War. It was fought between the crown forces of Queen Elizabeth I and the Gaelic clan of MacDonnell, and resulted in a defeat for the English.
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