Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Hugh Roe O'Donnell

Battles of Hugh Roe O'Donnell

King of Dun na nGall, 1572 to 1602

Hugh Roe O'Donnell is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1594 and 1601: 3 battles and 3 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Ireland (4), United Kingdom (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 626 km apart end to end, 125 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Nine Years' War (6).

Siege of DonegalSiege of EnniskillenBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of Curlew PassBattle of LiffordSiege of KinsaleSiege of EnniskillenBattle of the Yellow FordBattle of Curlew PassBattle of LiffordSiege of KinsaleDublinBelfastCorkLimerickLondonderry/DerryGalwayDundalkDroghedaDouglasKilkenny200 km53.272N, 7.738W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1594: 1 engagements1598: 1 engagements1599: 1 engagements1600: 1 engagements1601: 2 engagements2 in 160115941601
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Enniskillen, 1594Battle of the Yellow Ford, 1598Battle of Curlew Pass, 1599Battle of Lifford, 1600Siege of Donegal, 1601Siege of Kinsale, 160115941601
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
February 1594Siege of EnniskillenEnniskillen, United KingdomIrish victory
14 August 1598Battle of the Yellow FordCounty Armagh, United Kingdom45 km EIrish victory
15 August 1599Battle of Curlew PassBoyle, Ireland99 km SWIrish victory
1600Battle of LiffordLifford, Ireland108 km NEEnglish-Loyalist victory
1601Siege of DonegalDonegal, Ireland46 km SWEnglish/Loyalist victory
2 October 1601Siege of KinsaleKinsale, Ireland328 km SEnglish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Gavigan 01 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.