The Battle of the Yellow Ford

Forces of the crown assembled
To march against The Gael
To aid the Blackwater Fort
The English were doomed to fail!
Henry Banegal was in command
Of four thousand armoured men
Hugh O'Neill did lead the Irish
They took position in wood and glen
The road to the fort was lethal
With a trench dug far and wide
Marshalled at the Yellow Ford
The Irish army did reside

Six regiments the English held
And towards the fort they marched
Irish Kerns, concealed in the woods
Gave the order – Attack, Attack!

O'Neill did search for Banegal
He wished to settle this hand to hand
But the Marshall had already fallen
Hugh O'Neill was in command!
The English store of power
Was targeted and did explode
Men began to flee through the river-
Of English blood that flowed

The English struggled and fought
Until the massive trench was reached was reached
Their casualties were already great
As their lines were cruelly breached
A mistake in Banegal's tactics
Would prove fatal to his fight
His regiments were spaced too wide
A fault the Irish did exploit

And so the battle did end
Half the forces of the crown were lost
But an escalation of the war
Would be the ultimate cost!