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Siege of Kinsale (1601–1602)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1601–1602

From October 1601 to January 1602, Spanish troops landed at Kinsale in Ireland to support local Catholic rebels and were promptly besieged by English…

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  1. 1601Kinsale · County CorkThe Spanish general Aquilla (Aguilar de Aquilla) landed at Kinsale with some 3,400 soldiers, occupying the port town with the aim of joining the Irish rebels to overthrow English rule.
  2. 1601Kinsale · IrelandThe English commander Charles Blount led a large army to surround Kinsale, cutting off contact between the Spanish garrison and Irish reinforcements; the siege lasted more than two months.
  3. 1601–1602Kinsale (Kilcolman) · County CorkThe English defeated O'Neill and the Spanish relieving force at Kinsale; the Spanish garrison surrendered on 3 January 1602, and the situation in the Nine Years' War was completely reversed.

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