The Irish rebels have been seeking help…

The Irish rebels have been seeking help from Spain since 1591, and in 1601 a Spanish landing finally materializes.

Bad weather has separated the ships dispatched by Philip III of Spain, and nine of them, carrying the majority of veteran soldiers and gunpowder, have had to turn back, but the remaining four thousand men disembark on October 2, 1601, at Kinsale, just south of Cork.