Battle of Kinsale (1601)

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The Battle of Kinsale (1601) was a decisive clash in Ireland where English forces defeated a combined Irish and Spanish army, effectively ending the Gaelic order and crushing a major attempt to overthrow English rule.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Kinsale 5
Siege of Kinsale 2
Battle of Kinsale (1601) canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Kinsale
belligerent Gaelic Irish alliance ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
combatant English Army ⓘ
Irish rebel forces ⓘ
Spanish expeditionary force ⓘ
commander Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy ⓘ
surface form: Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy

Sir George Carew ⓘ
surface form: George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ
Hugh Roe O'Donnell ⓘ
Juan del Águila ⓘ
conflict Nine Years' War in Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Nine Years' War (Ireland)
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
date 1601-12-24 ⓘ
effect beginning of the decline of the Gaelic order in Ireland ⓘ
collapse of major Irish rebellion ⓘ
end of effective Gaelic resistance to English rule in Ireland ⓘ
failure of Spanish intervention in Ireland ⓘ
endDate 1601-12-24 ⓘ
followedBy Flight of the Earls ⓘ
Plantation of Ulster ⓘ
hasCause Spanish attempt to support Irish rebellion against English rule ⓘ
hasPartOfName Battle of Kinsale (1601) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Kinsale
historicalPeriod English Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Elizabethan era

late 16th century ⓘ
involves Kingdom of England ⓘ
surface form: English Crown

Gaelic Irish chieftains ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
location County Cork ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Kinsale ⓘ
partOf Nine Years' War in Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Nine Years' War (Ireland)
precededBy Spanish landing at Kinsale in 1601 ⓘ
relatedEvent Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Tyrone's Rebellion ⓘ
result English victory ⓘ
decisive English victory ⓘ
significance decisive in securing English dominance in Ireland ⓘ
major failed attempt to overthrow English rule in Ireland ⓘ
turning point in the Nine Years' War ⓘ
startDate 1601-12-24 ⓘ
strategicObjective break English control of Ireland ⓘ
relieve besieged Spanish garrison at Kinsale ⓘ
theatre Irish theatre of the Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ
year 1601 ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → hasMajorEvent → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
Tudor conquest of Ireland → includesEvent → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Kinsale
Nine Years' War in Ireland → hasPart → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Kinsale
Battle of Kinsale (1601) → hasPartOfName → Battle of Kinsale (1601) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kinsale
Battle of Kinsale (1601) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kinsale
Nine Years' War → significantEvent → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kinsale
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone → conflict → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kinsale
Kinsale → knownFor → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Battle of Kinsale
Kinsale → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Kinsale