▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁larger ▁ ▁force ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁city ▁milit ia , ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁ ▁John ▁Dra ke , ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dublin , ▁in ▁an ▁encounter ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Blo ody ▁Bank . ▁Half ▁of ▁Thomas ' s ▁force ▁desert ed ▁to ▁the ▁enemy ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁in ▁good ▁order . ▁Although ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁are ▁confused , ▁it ▁seems ▁clear ▁that ▁Dra ke ▁r al lied ▁his ▁men ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁O ' By r nes ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁D arg le ▁near ▁B ray , ▁County ▁W ick low . ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁( or ▁ 4 0 0 0 0 ▁ ▁by ▁one ▁account ). ▁So ▁much ▁blood ▁pou red ▁into ▁the ▁D arg le ▁that ▁the ▁spot ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁centuries ▁afterwards ▁ ▁as ▁Blo ody ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Comp la ints ▁about ▁his ▁govern ance ▁ ▁Bot eller ' s ▁ ▁govern ance ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ▁ ▁had ▁by ▁now ▁become ▁so ▁un pop ular ▁that ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland ▁sent ▁an ▁impress ive ▁de putation , ▁including ▁two ▁arch b ish ops , ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁comp lain ▁of ▁his ▁mis con duct , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁charges ▁made ▁against ▁him . ▁He ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁simply ▁ignored ▁both ▁the ▁original ▁summ ons ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁order ▁to ▁appear