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OTD 1599 The Earl of Essex set out from Dublin leading 160 horse at the beginning of his expedition into Munster. With the army list expanded to 16K foot and 1.3k horse and massive shipments of supplies (including £20k worth munitions) what could possibly go wrong? #nineyearswar

OTD 1596 News of Spanish in Killybegs brought to Newry by Anne Willmar [Welsh woman], handmaid to Mabel Bagenal before her death. After spending 5 years at the heart of Tyrone's lordship she later suggested Queen would be willing to pay £10k for her info on Tyrone #nineyearswar

OTD 1598 Geffrey Fenton calls to block shipments of arms to Tyrone from Scotland 'great quantities of powder and other provisions for him and O'Donnell...considering the King's former favourable dealings with Tyrone, cannot but think the King is a secret supporter' #nineyearswar

Meanwhile it was kicking off in Longford as Red Hugh O'Donnell, Maguire & Cormac MacBaron assaulted 'Her Majesty's Castle' in Longford. Constable & wife taken prisoner & an estimated 10,000 cattle taken 'so great a of cattle to feed themselves and their hired Scots a long time'

Still fear of another Spanish landing therefore expensive fortifications ordered to be raised at #Kinsale, #Cork, #Limerick and a fort at #Galway 'made to 'secure the town against foreign invaders and to curb the seditious and factious youths that abound in that town'

'The number of Scots may be proportioned & mixed with English forces in Ulster, that all fear of inconvenience may be removed' in other words the English didn't trust the Scots. While Tyrone had some Scots (& McDonnell a close ally) he was not a fan due to their indiscipline.

Inputting former RAF Ballykelly/Shackleton Barracks and though many buildings are gone even the concrete tells a story. These are 4 Operational Readiness Platforms, where Vulcan bombers would have been placed on alert, to scramble should the Cold War turn hot #defenceheritageNI

Lambert's men slighted the Irish defences and marched for their camp before dark but the Irish came on again attacking their rear and fought them on open hard ground. 'Of both sides we burnt a great deal of powder; the rebels were no niggards [ungenerous/stingy] of their store'.

OTD 1597 Report that Tyrone and Red Hugh O'Donnell's meeting with Spanish at Killybeggs did not go well. Frustrated by lack of Spanish landing reported O'D accused Spain of deceitfulness. Despite promises nothing but a little powder sent 'which they reckon not of' #nineyearswar

OTD 1601 Sir Arthur Chichester reported he had taken and fortified Masserine Friary. Also recaptured Edendufcarrick (Shane's Castle) and the queen's boat stationed there. Chichester now had bases for launching brutal amphibious raids into Tyrone across Lough Neagh #nineyearswar