Nine Years' War
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The Nine Years' War was a major late 16th-century conflict in Ireland in which Gaelic lords, led by Hugh O’Neill and Hugh Roe O’Donnell, resisted English rule, ultimately leading to the collapse of traditional Gaelic power and paving the way for large-scale English colonization.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nine Years' War canonical | 14 |
| Nine Years War | 1 |
| Nine Years' War (indirectly via branches) | 1 |
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Target entity: Nine Years' War Context triple: [Plantation of Ulster, precededBy, Nine Years' War]
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Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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Scanian War
The Scanian War was a late 17th-century conflict in Northern Europe in which Sweden fought Denmark-Norway and its allies over control of territories in southern Scandinavia.
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War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
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Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
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Fifteen Years' War
The Fifteen Years' War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire that reshaped power dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nine Years' War Target entity description: The Nine Years' War was a major late 16th-century conflict in Ireland in which Gaelic lords, led by Hugh O’Neill and Hugh Roe O’Donnell, resisted English rule, ultimately leading to the collapse of traditional Gaelic power and paving the way for large-scale English colonization.
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A.
Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
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B.
Scanian War
The Scanian War was a late 17th-century conflict in Northern Europe in which Sweden fought Denmark-Norway and its allies over control of territories in southern Scandinavia.
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C.
War of Devolution
The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
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D.
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
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E.
Fifteen Years' War
The Fifteen Years' War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire that reshaped power dynamics in Central and Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish war
ⓘ
early modern conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tyrone's Rebellion
ⓘ
War of the Two Queens ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Anglo-Irish loyalists
ⓘ
Gaelic Irish lords ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Ireland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1603 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
encroachment on Gaelic lordships and lands
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imposition of English law and administration in Ulster ⓘ religious tensions between Catholic Irish and Protestant English authorities ⓘ resistance to English rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
Flight of the Earls
ⓘ
end of the independent Gaelic lordship system in Ulster ⓘ expansion of English common law in Ireland ⓘ increased settlement of English and Scottish Protestants in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
late 16th century
ⓘ
reign of Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| involved |
Irish Catholic Church
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| leader |
Aodh Mag Uidhir (Hugh Maguire)
ⓘ
Brian Oge O'Rourke ⓘ
surface form:
Brian Óg O'Rourke
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ Hugh Roe O'Donnell ⓘ |
| location |
Connacht
ⓘ
Munster ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
ⓘ
Elizabeth I of England ⓘ Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ⓘ Sir Henry Bagenal ⓘ |
| partOf | Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Plantation of Ulster
ⓘ
Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Tudor reconquest of Ireland
|
| result |
English victory
ⓘ
collapse of traditional Gaelic power in Ireland ⓘ consolidation of English control over Ireland ⓘ paving the way for large-scale English colonization ⓘ paving the way for the Plantation of Ulster ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Clontibret
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Battle of Curlew Pass ⓘ Battle of Kinsale (1601) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Kinsale
Battle of the Yellow Ford ⓘ Siege of Enniskillen ⓘ Treaty of Mellifont ⓘ |
| startDate | 1593 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Philip II of Spain
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Philip III of Spain ⓘ |
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Subject: Nine Years' War Description of subject: The Nine Years' War was a major late 16th-century conflict in Ireland in which Gaelic lords, led by Hugh O’Neill and Hugh Roe O’Donnell, resisted English rule, ultimately leading to the collapse of traditional Gaelic power and paving the way for large-scale English colonization.
Referenced by (16)
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