The Great O'Neill, a Biography of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, 1550-1616 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 49
Page 209
... horse , so he was informed on May 24 , had been drawn from various garrisons and put under the command of Bagenal . On the 25th his spies re- ported that Bagenal had left The Newry with horse , hack- neys , and wagons , for Monaghan ...
... horse , so he was informed on May 24 , had been drawn from various garrisons and put under the command of Bagenal . On the 25th his spies re- ported that Bagenal had left The Newry with horse , hack- neys , and wagons , for Monaghan ...
Page 210
... Horse and foot rushed in to stab at the enemy's flanks , the foot sometimes running by the stirrup for greater speed , infighting , whirling , leaping at a flying stirrup like acrobats to be whirled out of danger by the horsemen as ...
... Horse and foot rushed in to stab at the enemy's flanks , the foot sometimes running by the stirrup for greater speed , infighting , whirling , leaping at a flying stirrup like acrobats to be whirled out of danger by the horsemen as ...
Page 334
... horse , across the ford . He retired still further behind another stream and a bog to firm ground , and waited in ... horse and foot . The Irish foot took this shock , held it , turned it , and defeated it . Mountjoy , who was watching ...
... horse , across the ford . He retired still further behind another stream and a bog to firm ground , and waited in ... horse and foot . The Irish foot took this shock , held it , turned it , and defeated it . Mountjoy , who was watching ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
1817 LIBRARIES adventure Armagh army attack Bagenal battle became began Bingham Bishop Blackwater bogs brother brought Burghley Burke Carew Catholic century CHIGAN coast colonists Connaught Cork Council Desmond Dowcra Dublin Castle Dundalk Dungannon Earl of Desmond Earl of Tyrone Elizabeth enemy England English Erne Essex fight Fitzmaurice force friends Gaelic Gaelic captains garrison guerillas horse Hugh O'Neill Ireland Irish John Norreys King Kinsale knew land later letter lived London Lord Deputy Lough Lough Foyle MacCarthy Maguire Majesty MICHIGAN miles mind Monaghan Mountjoy Munster never Newry Niall Garv Niall Garv O'Donnell night Norreys North O'Dogherty O'Neill's O'Rourke once Ormond peace Philip poet Queen raid rebel Red Hugh O'Donnell river Scots sent ships Sidney soldiers sons of Sean Spain Spaniards Spanish story thing tion took town traitor Turlough Tyrconnell Tyrone's Ulster whole winter woods