Overview

A fresh perspective on the famous battle in which the victors threatened the very existence of the Ulster plantation but, ironically, brought about the fall of their own Assembly of the Catholic Supreme Council. On Friday 5th June, 1646, near the village of Benburb, Owen Roe O'Neill, leader of the Confederate native Irish Ulster army, brought about his greatest military triumph in Ireland by putting to rout the combined Scottish/British force of Robert Monro. This was no ordinary battle as the combatants came from Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland with the mixed interests of the imprisoned King Charles I, his rebellious English parliament, the Scottish covenanters, the 'old English', the Vatican, the Ulster plantation and the native Irish. In this fresh new perspective the battle itself has been re-examined and broken down into tactical phases to understand the experiences the men had to endure and the reasons why the battle turned out the way it did. The rival forces themselves are investigated with full orders of battle, the troops of horse and regiments of foot that participated in the campaign and the different types of soldiers that made up these units.

Full Product Details

9781856356701

Table of Contents

Reviews

An absorbing and readable account of this telling combat. -- Irish Literary Supplement Irish Literary Supplement

Author Information

Clive Hollick was born in 1961 and has had work relating to the Campaign and Battle of Benburb published in a number of journals and magazines including The Irish Sword. He is a member of various re-enactment groups and participated in the historic Boyne display in front of Bertie Ahern and Ian Paisley in 2008.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available