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Death of Henry Bagenal

When
14 August 1598
Where
County Armagh
Part of
Battle of the Yellow Ford

Bagenal was killed by a musketeer during the battle, and his men suffered heavy losses.

During the rout, Bagenal was fatally wounded by an Irish musketeer. The chaos was compounded when the English gunpowder wagon exploded, killing and wounding scores of his soldiers.

Sources

  1. Battle of the Yellow Ford Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Henry Bagenal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23

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