This Sketch

IN VINDICATION OF THE CALUMNIATED ULSTER IRISH IN THE WAR OF

1641

Is Dedicated to the Memory

OF

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ALEXANDER MCDONNELL

KNIGHT OF THE FIELD

AND

HIS HEROIC FELLOW-SOLDIERS OF THE MONTROSE IRISH BRIGADE.

CONTENTS.

I.

Introductory-Critique of Mr. Froude's transcendental principles

of international policy,

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II.

The causes of the Ulster Insurrection of 1641-The manufacture
of rebels and traitors in Dublin Castle, by penniless adven-
turers, with a view to possess themselves of the forfeited
estates of the rebels-Manifesto written by James I. in proof,
and absolutely devoid of proof, of a projected rebellion by
O'Neill of Tyrone and O'Donnell of Tyrconnell-Condition of
the contest between Charles I. and the Long Parliament at
the time when the Ulster Irish drew the sword-Character of
Parsons, one of the two Lords Justices at this time--Demon-
stration of the absolute falsehood of the statements of
atrocities perpetrated by the Ulster rebels, in a document
presented to the Long Parliament by the Irish Government,
and in a letter to King Charles from Sir John Temple-
Account of the first Massacres in the County of Antrim,

III.

Narrative of the campaign of the Montrose Irish Brigade-Their

six victories, in three of which, in the battles of Tippermuir,

Aberdeen, and Auldern, they constituted fully two-thirds of

Montrose's force-In the battles of Inverlochy and Alford

they formed about half of the Royalist force; and in the

battle of Kilsyth alone they were greatly out-numbered by

Highlanders-Montrose's raid through Breadalbane,

Glenorchy, Cantyre, and Lorne, the territories of Argyle, in

mid-winter,

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IV.

The disastrous defeat of Montrose at Philiphaugh, and defeat in

Cantyre, and expulsion from Scotland of Sir Alexander

McDonnell-His death in 1647,

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