Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Irish Rebellion
- Causes
- War with Spain
- Low expenditure on Ireland
- Ireland felt neglected by Elizabeth
- Clan warfare increased
- Irish chieftain saw their
system underthreat
- Hugh O'Neill came to power
in Ulster and trained an army
requested by Spain
- Timeline
- 1594
- Forces build up
- 1595
- Seizes the English fort
- 1596
- Elizabeth pardons Tyrone
- 1597
- English garrison defeated
- 1599
- Essex betrays Queen's trust, loyalty and
instruction
- 1600
- Charles Blount is sent to Ireland
- 1603
- Surrender six days after Elizabeth's death
- 1602
- Tyrone defeated in battle
- 1601
- Spanish support Tyrone
- Significance
- Insignificant
- 1602 - Tyrone defeated in battle
- 1603 - Negotiated surrender 6 days
after Elizabeth's death
- Significant
- 1594 - Tyrone builds forces
- 1595 - Tyrone seizes English fort
- 1596 - Elizabeth pardons Tyrone, time to extend
powerbase
- 1597 - defeat English at Battle of Yellowford
- 1600 - Essex, reluctant
to take command, fails
- 1601 - Spanish join Tyrone
- Successful
- Was
- An army was sent out
to defend English
- Defeated Tyrone
in battle in 1602
- Wasn't
- Pardoned Tyrone, gave him
time to extend powerbase
- Essex betrays Elizabeth's trust
and instruction and creates more
tension between English and Irish
- Conclusion
- Success came from quality of leaders and luck
- Tactics were unsuccessful and bad decisions were made