Ireland

1643

Battle of Braddock Downs, Cromwellian army defeated by Cornish Royalists

Ireland

Hopton and Grenville defeat Patrick Ruthins pursuing Parliamentary force at Braddock Down in Cornwall. Ruthin is defeated before the Earl of Stamford can join him with the …

1644

Battle of Aberdeen, James Graham,, 1st Marquess of Montrose, sacked the city.

Ireland

Battle of Aberdeen, James Graham,, 1st Marquess of Montrose, sacked the city. This October 13, 1644 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1644

Battle of Aberdeen, in which the Marquis of Montrose captured the city.

Ireland

The Battle of Aberdeen was an engagement in the Scottish Civil War which took place between Royalist and Covenanter forces outside the city of Aberdeen on September 13, 1644. After …

1644

Second Battle of Lostwithiel, 1644, the last major victory in the English Civil War

Ireland

Second Battle of Lostwithiel, 1644, the last major victory for Charles I and the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Major defeat of Cromwellian army at Fowey, Cornwall by …

1645

Archbishop Rinuccini arrives in Ireland

Ireland

Archbishop Rinuccini arrives in Ireland. This October 12, 1645 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1645

Royalist troops under Marquis of Montrose defeated by Covenanters led by David Leslie at Battle of Philiphaugh.

Ireland

Royalist troops under Marquis of Montrose defeated by Covenanters led by David Leslie at Battle of Philiphaugh. This September 13, 1645 entry records a moment in Celtic history …

1645

Edward Worcester, Earl of Glamorgan, is sent to Ireland to raise troops for the king

Ireland

Edward Somerset, Earl of Glamorgan (also known as Edward Worcester), aristocrat, royalist envoy, and inventor, is sent to Ireland in 1645 by King Charles I to negotiate support …

1645

Battle of Alford

Ireland

Battle of Alford, Marquis of Montrose defeated Lieutenant-General Baillie; Lord Gordon killed.

1645

The royalists, loyal to Charles I, suffer a key defeat by the English Parliamentarians at Naseby

Ireland

The royalists, loyal to Charles I, suffer a key defeat by the English Parliamentarians at Naseby. This June 14, 1645 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …

1645

Marquis of Montrose victorious at Battle of Auldearn

Ireland

The Battle of Auldearn, an engagement of the Scottish Civil War, took place on May 09, 1645, near the village of Auldearn in Nairnshire. After plundering Dundee on 4 April, the …

1646

Archbishop Giovanni Rinuccini, condemns their adherence to Ormonds peace terms

Ireland

Archbishop Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, an Italian cleric and papal nuncio to the Irish Confederate Catholics during the 1640s, played a significant role in the Irish Confederate …

1646

Eoghan Rua O'Neill, defeats Robert Munro’s Scottish army at Benburb in Co. Tyrone

Ireland

Eoghan Rua Ó Néill, a brilliant Irish military commander, achieves a decisive victory over Robert Monro’s Scottish Covenanter army at the Battle of Benburb in County Tyrone on 5 …