Battle of Carrickfergus

The Battle of Carrickfergus took place in November 1597, in the province of Ulster in what is now County Antrim, Northern Ireland, during the Nine Years War. It was fought between the crown forces of Queen Elizabeth I and the Gaelic clan of MacDonnell, with military support from Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and resulted in a defeat for the English.

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1597  Wikidata
battle, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom, 

HMS Caroline, HMS Jewel, HMS Thrush, Result, SM UB-85, 

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Location: 54.713, -5.806, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1597 Battle of Carrickfergus

1649-12-06T00:00:00Z

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1649 Battle of Lisnagarvey

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1689-08-27T00:00:00Z

1689 Siege of Carrickfergus

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1760 Battle of Carrickfergus

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1798 Battle of Antrim

1798-06-09T00:00:00Z

1798-06-09T00:00:00Z

1798 Battle of Saintfield

1970-06-27T00:00:00Z

1970-06-28T00:00:00Z

1970 Battle of St Matthew's

1972-05-13T00:00:00Z

1972-05-14T00:00:00Z

1972 Battle at Springmartin

1972-07-09T00:00:00Z

1972-07-14T00:00:00Z

1972 Battle of Lenadoon

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1597	Battle of Carrickfergus	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1649	Battle of Lisnagarvey	Commonwealth of England, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1689	Siege of Carrickfergus	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1760	Battle of Carrickfergus	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of Antrim	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of Saintfield	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1970	Battle of St Matthew's	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1972	Battle at Springmartin	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1972	Battle of Lenadoon	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-85	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1861	Harland and Wolff	shipyard, shipbuilding, offshore construction, business, enterprise, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1880	Workman, Clark and Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
site	bunker		Belfast Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Belfast Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Air Force, Royal Observer Corps, bunker, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Wikidata
site	bunker		Belfast Stormont Sub Control	Belfast City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	castle		Carrickfergus Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Olderfleet Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1599	Sketrick Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1636	Glenarm Castle	country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1666	Antrim Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1879	Belfast Castle	mansion, country house, castle	Wikidata
site	fort	1904	Grey Point Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Result	preserved watercraft, museum ship, schooner	Wikidata
site	museum	1914	HMS Caroline	preserved watercraft, light cruiser, museum ship, Royal Navy, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Somme Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Northern Ireland War Memorial	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Jewel	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1889	HMS Thrush	Redbreast-class gunboat, shipwreck, gunboat	Wikidata