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Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
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Irish Confederate Wars
Ethno-religious conflict within Ireland between 1641 and 1653
The Irish Confederate Wars, took place from 1641 to 1653. It was the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars in Ireland, England and Scotland, all then ruled by Charles I. The conflict caused an estimated 200,000 deaths from fighting, as well as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Confederate Ireland
Period of Irish Catholic self-government (1642–49)
Confederate Ireland, also referred to as the Irish Catholic Confederation, was a period of Irish Catholic self-government between 1642 and 1652, during the Eleven Years' War. Formed by Catholic aristocrats, landed gentry, clergy and military leaders after the Irish Rebellion of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Kilrush
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
The Battle of Kilrush was a fought during the Irish Confederate Wars. It was fought on 15 April 1642 between a Royalist army under the Earl of Ormonde and Irish Confederate troops commanded by Lord Mountgarret.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Royalist
Supporter of a particular monarch or claimant as the head of a kingdom
A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of government, but not necessarily a particular…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 15
Day of the year
April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 260 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)