num_pages: 326
description: Irish Battles presents a military history of Ireland in the form of a series of connected studies, recounting fourteen major Irish battles between 1014 and 1798. The battles examined Clontarf, 1014 Dublin, 1171 Dysert O'Dea, 1318 Knockdoe, 1504 Farsetmore, 1567 Clontibret, 1595 The Yellow Ford, 1598 Moyry Pass, 1600 Kinsale, 1601 Benburb, 1646 Rathmines, 1649 The Boyne, 1690 Aughrim, 1691 Arklow, 1798Each battle is discussed in relation to the general history of the period, the development of military science and weaponry, and the topographical aspects of the battlefield itself. Among the special themes developed by the author is the parallel development of two types of Irish the conventional, formal one; and the warfare of the countryside, which foreshadowed the guerilla tactics of modern times.Irish Battles is handsomely illustrated with fourteen battle maps and twenty color plates, many depicting the scenes of battle and the weapons used in these tumultuous engagements which shaped and altered the course of Irish history.
language: English
title: Irish battles,
titlecomplete: Irish battles,
genres: Ireland, Nonfiction, Irish Literature, Military Fiction, History
ratings_count: 34
publisher: Longmans