 Nhamba huru dzokuwedzera dzakasvika dzichibva kuEngland muna 1642, dzinozivikanwa seEnglish Army for Ireland, kutsigira vaIrish Royalists. Scotland yakatumira uto reCovenanter kuUlster. Mapurotesitendi eIrish kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kweUlster akamutsa Hondo yeLaggan yavo, iyo yaive pasi pekutungamira kweCrown, asi yakanyanya kuita yakazvimiririra. Mauto eIrish Confederate akarwa nemauto aya, mune zvakazozivikanwa seIrish Confederate Wars. Mambo akabvumira kutaurirana muchivande neConfederates, zvichiguma nekunyarara kweConfederate-Royalist munaGunyana 1643. Muna 1644, boka revarwi veConfederate rakasvika muScotland kuzobatsira varwiri vehumambo ikoko. 