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July 18 /
July 18, 1561

Battle of Red Sagums

Shane ONeill rebels and is proclaimed a traitor

Mary Queen of Scots lands at Leith on her return from France, after the death of her husband, King Francis II

On July 18th, 1561, Irish Rebel, Shane O’Neill defeated English Troops at the Battle of Red Sagmus, Lord Lieutenant of Earl of Sussex kept O’Neill on the defensive. The English pressed their Divide and Conquer Strategy which proved successful when the MacDonalds killed O’Neill.