Battle of Gweedore

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Spanish_retreat_from_Ireland
gptkbp:casualties heavy on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:English_forces
Spanish forces
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local folklore
gptkbp:date January 24, 1601
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Kinsale
gptkbp:historical_context conflict between English and Irish forces
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sir_Henry_O'_Neill
gptkb:Sir_John_O'_Donnell
gptkb:Sir_Hugh_O'_Donnell
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Sidney
gptkb:Thomas_Erskine
gptkb:Philip_III_of_Spain
gptkb:Sir_John_Harrington
gptkb:James_I_of_England
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Bingham
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Chichester
gptkb:Sir_William_Russell
gptkb:Sir_George_Carew
gptkb:Sir_John_O'_Neill
gptkb:Sir_William_O'_Neill
gptkb:O'_Donnell_family
gptkb:Red_Hugh_O'_Donnell
O' Neill family
Tadhg O' Neill
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Irish resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Gweedore
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Irish_Rebellion_of_1594
gptkb:Tyrone's_Rebellion
gptkb:Spanish_Armada
Spanish support for Irish causes
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in local memorials
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Don_Juan_de_Ávila
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Docwra
gptkbp:legacy part of Irish nationalist history
gptkbp:location Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Hugh_O'_Neill
gptkb:Hugh_Roe_O'_Donnell
gptkbp:outcome temporary Spanish control
gptkbp:primary_source English military records
accounts by Spanish soldiers
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Kinsale
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yellow_Ford
gptkb:Battle_of_Clontibret
gptkbp:result Spanish victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Nine Years' War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the region
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gweedore,_Ireland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5