Battle of the Yellow Ford, 1598 - England attempts total conquest of Ireland - Nine Years' War

[@HistoryMarche]

🚩 Play Bellwright now: rebrand.ly/historymarche 🚩 Due to popular request we are heading back to Ireland with the Battle of the Yellow Ford. Fought on 14 August 1598 during the Nine Years' War in Ireland, a Gaelic Irish army under Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone met the English crown expeditionary force under the command of Henry Bagenal, marshal of Ulster. The battle greatly escalated the war. English Crown poured more men and materiel into the conflict, while more Irish lords joined O'Neill's alliance. The Nine Years' War in Ireland, previously fought mostly in Ulster, would soon become a struggle against English control over Ireland as a whole.

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Irish archaeologist and historian from Tyrone here. Great video, the Battle of the Yellow Ford is known as Hugh O’Neill's greatest victory. Just a few pointers for the period. The Gaelic (not gallic) leaders were known as lords rather than (chieftains) which has come to the attention of modern Irish historians as a possible derogatory term used by the English against foreign peoples. Also, it is debated whether the Nine Years War can be called a (rebellion) of the Irish in the first place, as the English crown had never militarily controlled Tir Eoghain and the other Gaelic lordships in Ulster until after the defeat of Hugh O’Neill and the Flight of the Earls in 1607. Keep up the great work! One of the best history channels on KZbin.

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To causalhistory, this is truly fascinating. I had a strong feeling there was still a lot of things we still don't understand, know or miss regarding the historical complexity and the relationships between England & it's neighbors. Thanks for providing that historical insight for us.

[@Justanirishfella]

As an Irishman it’s great to see our history being told on a huge channel such as yours, if only our education on our own history was as good as the video ye all produced

[@elizabethcanavan3755]

Totally agree,classic guerilla warfare

[@Justanirishfella]

@@elizabethcanavan3755 yep we’re so good at guerilla warfare we may as well have invented it 😆

[@shaneoseasnain9730]

@@elizabethcanavan3755 not guerrilla war. It was a battle between two large and modern forces

[@klutttmuttsprutt6087]

As a Swede I giggle hysterically at how autotranslation makes the weapon pike not a pointy stick, but a fish, Gädda (Esox Lucius). Now I can't help but imagine the Irish fish slapping the English.

[@v_cpt-phasma_v689]

@@Justanirishfella this wasnt guerrilla warfare, this was a larger irish army with equal weaponry holding a defensive position

[@paulduffy4585]

Great stuff. And excellent point about the Gallowglass. O'Neill modernized to the extent that the English had to copy him to stay in contention. But if he had've kept the Gallowglass quite a few of his victories would have been total annihilations. Look what the Gallowglass did at Curlew Pass for example. Also, for anyone interested in the wider context and details of the Nine Years War, James O'Neill has a great lecture on KZbin.

[@mikser]

The Battle Of The Yellow Ford took place partially on my uncle and aunt’s farm. He has found pike heads and sundry over the years. The lane at the back of their land was once a principal road into Tyrone. They live near Blackwater Town. Bagnall’s sword was found in the area some years ago.

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I’m so glad you’re covering Irish history, it’s criminally under looked

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Under looked? I think you mean

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Ye underlooked

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@@garrettgallagher8551 it’s pretty important

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Thomas Percy sounds like this type of MMO player that runs from one fight to another without waiting for a healer to be ready and then blames the healer for not doing his job 😂

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I believe this would make an AMAZING movie. Such intrigue, foreign influence, ambushes, defeat snatched from the jaws of victory...it has it all.

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[@dendradwar9464]

Missed out on "plashing" .. the Irish used the trees to create fortifications. They would bend tall trees down and then weave the branches together thereby creating formidable natural barriers .. I believe (though can not prove) the Irish kept open certain passages through these obstacles. This would have allowed the Irish to rapidly redeploy whilst ensuring any pursuing English troops would become hopelessly lost trying to follow the Irish through the undergrowth

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Same thing happened in India with the thousand mile thorn bush salt tax barrier.

[@dendradwar9464]

@@robleahy5759 That is interesting What is a salt tax barrier? Video is good Misses of a key part the front and middle of the English army got crushed .. only the rear escaped

[@robleahy5759]

@@dendradwar9464 I seriously think the ancient Irish made bramble fortifications and loopholes

[@KlausKlausen-dj7nf]

That kind of natural fortifications were also prevelent in Germany but were more of a permanent structure in places used up to early 1800s. They were called "Landwehr" (not to confuse with the militia type units of the same name for territorial defense)and was used for border defence between the german states and principalities but also to create safe places for the population in case of an attack. The openings on the main roads functioned also as toll collection stations.

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@@KlausKlausen-dj7nf Thats interesting, makes sense as well

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An excellent and well produced historical documentary on the O’Neill and the Irish rebellion. I hope you do more similar content on the Irish and Scottish wars of independence. Good luck.

[@stephenhall3515]

This is the best account I have come across in a long time. What especially comes through is how varied and difficult the terrain is, essentially allowing the concealment of large numbers of men and allowing the "defending" forces to choose what ground will support field guns. In this case the English managed to do well after disaster ENE in having field pieces and grape shot able to keep O'Neill distant enough to run out of powder. I am not sure that cavalry could have wiped out the English unless they had been concealed behind the field pieces and a little to the north. Even in scrubby woodland it is difficult to keep war horses quiet in the insect season and, once heard, even with such losses, a mix of pikes and rubbish shot from flared shoulder arms could easily have caused even pony sized horses to fail to charge coherently.

[@jamesoneill7773]

The Irish horse were never going to charge unbroken infantry; they had no shock value at all. Only the English deployed cannon, 3 light and 1 saker, and only got any value out of them when they were used to stall the Irish advance at the river Callen, allowing the English to make good the crossing south.

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Hope you enjoyed it!

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This was an absolutely enthralling battle. I need to see this in a movie.

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I appreciate that!

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Your videos bring these battles to life. Great work. And it's nice to see Ireland getting some attention!

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoy it!

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You keep amazing me with the time and work you dedicate to these videos. The backround information, the meticulous maps, the research into every deitail of the battles. Thank you for another amazing and very interesting underlighted part of history. I look forward to seeing more of O' Neil's struggle.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

Not a bad video. Great book covering the whole topic is The Nine Years War, 1593-1603: O'neill, Mountjoy and the Military Revolution by James O'Neill.

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James O'Neill has a twitter account where he talks about this constantly.

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[@HistoryMarche]

I'd highly recommend checking out James O'Neill. He has an excellent video on KZbin on the Nine Years' War.

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Hi HistoryMarche, Thank you for your new video! The quality is absolutely superb, and the way you detailed the events of the battle was outstanding. Your work always brings history to life in such a vivid and engaging manner. Keep up the fantastic work!😆

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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History enthusiast from Serbia here. Beautiful video, I love Irish history (and people) - I think we have far more in common than people think. I didn't know about this rebellion (huge mistake - I know), so I thank HM for making this video and making me Google up stuff! 😁 I have a question for you history guys: is there a documented relation between this O'Neill and those High Kings of Ireland O'Neil? Or is just a coincidence? P.S. Éirinn go Brách!

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Same aristocratic family

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Yep, same lineage. They were the Lord's and Kings of Ulster. The Red Hand was their family emblem.

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0:25 is this the origin of the phrase "Beyond the pale"?

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[@wedgeantillies66]

O’Neil played a blinder here as not only did he put his forces on an equal footing with their opponents technologically. He set the perfect trap to Lure the English government army to disaster with classic hit and run and ambush tactics. English army only escaped destruction due to both sides running out of powder.

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[@HistoryMarche]

Thanks again! Was great seeing you during the premiere

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Holy cow I didn’t know about this war! Please the next part! Ty for this great work

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[@neildaly2635]

Hugh O’Neill almost pulled it off. The Gael’s last gasp.

[@redghettosun]

Great example of a defending force using the terrain to defeat an invading enemy. Percy rushing forward when the rest of his column was strung out sealed the deal. They should have known it was a trap. Had he waited, the artillery could have been put to much better use to punch holes on troops blocking them before advancing full on.

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It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode about the yellow fort battle between Irish confidrate armies and England invaded column ..at 1598 AD where Spanish military aid for Irish lords was notable in several occasional ...English forces focused on Ulstear region subduing.besides attempting to conquered whole Irelands .. thank you 🙏 ( historyMarche) channel for sharing

[@knoll9812]

Rest of Ireland subdued and Ulster last Gaelic holdout. I Neill happy to be under English but they insisted language and culture must go plus they kept pushing settlers.

[@jamesoneill7773]

@@knoll9812@knoll9812 At this stage in the war, most of Ireland was controlled by Irish confederates, saving walled towns and garrisons. Greater still when victory at Yellow Ford precipitated a revolt in

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Thanks for the video, my own family also took part in this battle, the O'Rourke's had the Kingdom of Breifne for several centuries. As far as I know it was largest defeat of English soldiers on Irish soil. I read about 1,000 killed.

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Closer to 1,500-1,700

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This video is great, you guys should consider making a video on the battles of Breintenfeld and Lutzen on the same vibes as the battle of ankara, those were absolutely titanic clashes and only a few know about them

[@HistoryMarche]

Working on Breitenfeld now.

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@@HistoryMarche YESSS thank you guys, love your videos! I REALLY recommend you guys give the battle of Ankara treatment to Lutzen, it's was probably the most titanic and climatic clash of the early modern period! I do think Breitenfeld also deserves the same love but it's more of a prelude if we consider what came after

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As usual, great video ! A thanks. I learn a lot today. I didn't know about this war.

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The first engagements were led by lads with shields and swords making the English get complacent thinking any uprising will be small scale against armed peasants at a time when Shot and Pike tactics were in bloom

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Seems like the constant trend throughout history is that those leaders who employ terrain, barriers, obstacles, etc. while doing ambushes always seem to come out victoriously.

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Thanks a million for this very well done and very interesting………what could possibly go wrong after this in Irish history….

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This is a very good video. I live in Co. Tryone and bar a few miss pronounced Irish place names it was very good. I really enjoyed it.

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Would love to hear more about this time in Ireland

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Loved the video. Wil their be anymore video's on this war?

[@HistoryMarche]

Likely, yes.

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[@HistoryMarche]

Coming

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An amazing account of a major battle

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Excellent!

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Many thanks!

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Good stuff as usual!

[@mango2005]

The word "Gaelic" is pronounced differrently in Ireland from in Scotland. "ae" is prononounced as "ay" in Ireland. Gallowglass were often of mixed Norse-Gael background from the Western Isles of Scotland.

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4:35 "... army of almost eighteen-hundred men ..." I feel the word "army" is doing some heavy lifting in this sentence.

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one man army

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Any suggestions for books or articles to learn more about the nine years war or irosh warfare during the early modern period?

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So we know a guy blew himself and others up. Both sides in close proximity must have been like "Wait, he's not doing what i think he's doing...."

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