BattlefieldsTyrone War — English Coastal Defence Alert Southern Ireland Approaches 1599
Tudor

Tyrone War — English Coastal Defence Alert Southern Ireland Approaches 1599

1599
County Waterford, Ireland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
County Waterford, Ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Spanish threat
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
West Wales and Somerset trained bands
Outcome
No Spanish landing occurred; alert maintained for two years; forces stood down after Kinsale 1601.
The Battle

History & Significance

Fear that the Spanish might land in Wales or the southwest to support Tyrones rebellion led to emergency musters along the Pembrokeshire and Somerset coasts. The Privy Council ordered beacons restaffed and trained bands increased to wartime footing.

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