List of conflicts in Ireland

This is a list of major military engagements throughout Irish history including:

Prehistoric era

5th century

6th century

7th century

8th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

Bruce Campaign

15th century

16th century

Mac an Iarla War

Desmond Rebellions

Main article: Desmond Rebellions

First Desmond Rebellion (1569–1573)

Second Desmond Rebellion (1579–1583)

Spanish Armada

Nine Years' War

17th century

O'Doherty's Rebellion

Main article: O'Doherty's Rebellion

Irish Confederate Wars

Williamite War

18th century

United Irishmen Rebellion

Several fragments of the rebel armies of the Summer of 1798 survived to fight on both in the hope of the rebellion breaking out again and of French aid. The main guerrilla groupings were:

19th century

Tithe War

Main article: Tithe War

Fenian Rising

Main article: Fenian Rising

20th century

Easter Rising, Irish War of Independence & Civil War, 1916-22

Only the major engagements of this period are listed below.

Easter Rising

Irish War of Independence

Irish Civil War

IRA Northern Campaigns

The Troubles

Irish Defence Forces peacekeeping

See also

Footnotes

    References

    1. ↑ Bartlett, A Military History of Ireland, Ch 3, pg 59
    2. ↑ Bartlett, A Military History of Ireland, Ch 6, pg 129
    3. ↑ Bartlett, A Military History of Ireland, Ch 6, pg 130
    4. ↑ Lennon, Sixteenth-Century Ireland: The Incomplete Conquest, pg 151
    5. ↑ "Battle of Shrule, 1570". Shrule.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
    6. ↑ Lennon, Sixteenth-Century Ireland: The Incomplete Conquest, pg 255
    7. ↑ Connolly, Contested Island, pg 267
    8. ↑ Connolly, Contested Island, pg 276
    9. ↑ Tinniswood, The Verneys, pg 180
    10. ↑ C. P. Meehan, Confederation of Kilkenny, pg 72
    11. ↑ Meehan, Confederation of Kilkenny, pg 76
    12. ↑ "Exploring the secret history of Derry's Walls". Derry Journal. 1 October 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
    13. ↑ Scott-Wheeler, Cromwell in Ireland, pg 135
    14. ↑ Brady, Tom (8 January 2004). "Security Editor". Irish Independent (Irish Independent). Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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