What was the name of the siege Raleigh participated in Ireland?
Siege of Cork
Siege of Limerick
Siege of Dublin
Siege of Smerwick
Answer
The Siege of Smerwick was a battle in Ireland in 1580 between English forces led by Walter Raleigh and Irish rebels led by James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald. The English were victorious and the Irish were massacred.
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