Siege of Donegal
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The siege of Donegal took place from August to September 1601 during the Nine Years' War in Ireland, when a Gaelic Irish army led by Hugh Roe O'Donnell laid siege to the town of Donegal. The garrison of the town was a mixture of English troops and allied Gaelic troops led by Niall Garve O'Donnell. Heavy fighting took place during the month-long siege in which Donegal Abbey was destroyed by an accidental gunpowder explosion. Having suffered several repulses, Hugh Roe O'Donnell abandoned the siege and moved his army southwards to Munster where a Spanish force had arrived to support the Irish which culminated in the Battle of Kinsale. In his absence, Crown forces were able to use Donegal as a base to capture the strategic town of Ballyshannon.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1247 | Battle of Ballyshannon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1593 | Battle of Belleek | battle, Kingdom of England, Gaelic Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1601 | Siege of Donegal | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1689 | Battle of Belleek | Kingdom of England, Jacobitism, battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SM U-110 | Type U 93 submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |