Siege of Enniskillen

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The Siege of Enniskillen was a key late-16th-century confrontation in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where Irish rebel forces and their allies attempted to capture the strategically important town and fortifications during the wider conflict against English rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
siege
belligerent English Crown NERFINISHED
Irish rebels
cause Irish resistance to English authority
conflictSide English administration in Ireland
Gaelic Irish
conflictType siege
conflictWith English rule in Ireland
hasCombatant English Crown forces
Irish rebel forces
allies of Irish rebel forces
historicalRegion Gaelic Ulster NERFINISHED
location County Fermanagh NERFINISHED
Enniskillen NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
militaryObjective capture of Enniskillen fortifications
capture of Enniskillen town
opposingForce English garrison at Enniskillen
Irish rebel forces
partOf Elizabethan conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
Nine Years' War (Ireland) NERFINISHED
relatedTo Tyrone's Rebellion NERFINISHED
result English defensive success
failure of Irish rebels to capture Enniskillen
strategicImportance control of Enniskillen town
control of communications in County Fermanagh
control of local fortifications
theatreOfWar Ulster NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 16th century

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Nine Years' War significantEvent Siege of Enniskillen