Tyrone, Earl of (1540?-1616), was the leader of an Irish rebellion against the English during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The revolt began in 1594. In August 1598, Tyrone defeated the English at Yellow Ford, in County Armagh, and the rebellion spread to the other Irish provinces. In 1601, Spanish forces came to the aid of the Irish. Lord Mountjoy, commanding an English army, defeated the combined Irish and Spanish armies and forced Tyrone to surrender in 1603. Tyrone, whose given and family name was Hugh O’Neill, died on July 20, 1616.
