Irish Confederates

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The Irish Confederates were a coalition of Irish Catholic nobles, clergy, and military leaders who governed much of Ireland and fought to defend Catholic interests and Irish autonomy during the mid-17th-century conflicts known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Irish Confederate forces	3
Irish Confederate Ulster Army	1
Irish Confederate army of Leinster	1
Irish Confederate troops	1
Irish Confederates attacked late in the day with the sun and wind at their backs	1
Irish Confederates used a strong defensive position before counterattacking	1

Referenced by (16)

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

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin → allegiance → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Battle of Benburb → belligerent → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederate Ulster Army

Battle of Dungan's Hill → belligerent → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Battle of Knocknanuss → belligerent → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Siege of Clonmel → belligerent → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederate forces

Siege of Limerick (1651) → belligerent → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederate forces

Battle of Dungan's Hill → combatant1 → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederate army of Leinster

Siege of Limerick (1651) → countryInvolved → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → hasAlly → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Siege of Drogheda → hasBelligerent → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederate forces

Irish Rebellion of 1641 → hasParticipant → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Royalist–Confederate alliance phase → hasParticipant → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Siege of Wexford → hasParticipant → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederate troops

Wars of the Three Kingdoms → mainBelligerent → Irish Confederates ⓘ

Battle of Benburb → notableTactic → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederates attacked late in the day with the sun and wind at their backs

Battle of Benburb → notableTactic → Irish Confederates ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irish Confederates used a strong defensive position before counterattacking