Day 1 Dysert Odea 2
DeClare decided to split his forces and approach his foe from two directions. That fell apart when his second pincer group was late to the party, leaving the Irish to eat them both in bite-sized pieces.
The other mistake is he fell for the classic Irish manever - a bunch of lackluster soldiers, lazing about in a field, apparently easy targets. DeClare charged, the soldiers beat feet into a nearby woods... where the real army lay in wait. DeClare and most of his men died. The Irish went over to Bunratty and burned it out. Not just the towerhouse - the whole town.
Day 1 Dysert Odea 2
DeClare decided to split his forces and approach his foe from two directions. That fell apart when his second pincer group was late to the party, leaving the Irish to eat them both in bite-sized pieces.
The other mistake is he fell for the classic Irish manever - a bunch of lackluster soldiers, lazing about in a field, apparently easy targets. DeClare charged, the soldiers beat feet into a nearby woods... where the real army lay in wait. DeClare and most of his men died. The Irish went over to Bunratty and burned it out. Not just the towerhouse - the whole town.