Charles MacCarthy

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Charles MacCarthy (d. June 3, 1665) was an Irish noble and a soldier in French and later English service.

Born the eldest son of Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry, after his family fled from Ireland following the end of the Irish Confederate Wars, Charles MacCarthy enlisted in the French military winning distinction in the Low Countries campaign during the Franco-Spanish War. Following the end of the war, he joined English forces during the Second Anglo-Dutch War serving under the Duke of York until he was killed during the Battle of Lowestoft on June 3, 1665 and later buried at Westminster Abbey.

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  • Webb, Alfred. A Compendium of Irish Biography: Comprising Sketches of Distinguished Irishmen and of Eminent Persons Connected with Ireland by Office or by Their Writings, New York: Lemma Publishing Corporation, 1970.
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