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Battle of Carrickfergus

Battle of Carrickfergus was a battle fought in November 1597 at Carrickfergus, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1593 to 1603. The recorded result: MacDonnell victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 against ?.

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Carrickfergus Castle
Carrickfergus Castle. Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtNovember 1597
WhereCarrickfergus, United Kingdom54.713N, 5.806W
OutcomeMacDonnell victory
BelligerentsClan MacDonnell of Antrim and alliesagainstEngland
Casualties and losseslowand180 killed, 30–40 wounded
Part ofNine Years' War1593 to 1603

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Battle of Belleek, 1593Siege of Enniskillen, 1594Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits, 1594Battle of Clontibret, 1595Battle of Carrickfergus, 1597Battle of the Yellow Ford, 1598Siege of Cahir Castle, 1599Battle of Curlew Pass, 1599Battle of Moyry Pass, 1600Battle of Lifford, 1600Siege of Donegal, 1601Siege of Kinsale, 1601Battle of Castlehaven, 1601Siege of Dunboy, 160215931602Battle of Carrickfergus, 1597
14 placed engagements of the Nine Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1597 (month precision)
PlaceCarrickfergus, United Kingdom
54.713N, 5.806W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,500?
Casualties and losseslow180 killed, 30–40 wounded
Battle of CarrickfergusBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of CarrickfergusSiege of CarrickfergusBattle of St Matthew'sBattle at SpringmartinBattle of LenadoonBattle of St Matthew'sGlasgowBlackpoolLondonderry/DerryAyrDundalkDroghedaDouglasDumfries100 km54.713N, 5.806W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1597 and 1760.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1597

Battle of Carrickfergus is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q489057, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carrickfergus (1597), revision 1370436386, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.