Editing 1593 (section)

=== October–December ===
* [[October 11]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Belleek]] takes place at [[County Fermanagh]] in [[Ireland]] as an English expeditionary force led by [[Henry Bagenal]] defeats Irish troops commanded by the [[Hugh Maguire (Lord of Fermanagh)|Lord of Fermanagh]].
* [[October 24]] &ndash; Supposed date of the event described in the [[1593 transported soldier legend]].
* [[October 28]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Coevorden (1593)|Siege of Coevorden]] begins as the Spanish Army attempts to retake a fortress captured a year earlier by the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of England.<ref>Mark C. Fissel, ''English Warfare, 1511–1642; Warfare and History''. London: Routledge, 2001) p.183 After being halted by winter weather, the Spanish resume the siege in March but abandon it by May 6.</ref>  
* [[November 27]] &ndash; [[Antonio Grimaldi Cebà]] begins a two-year term as the new [[Doge of Genoa|Doge]] of the [[Republic of Genoa]], succeeding [[Giovanni Agostino Giustiniani Campi|Giovanni Giustiniani Campi]].
* [[December 6]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Dryfe Sands]] takes place in [[Scotland]] at [[Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway|Annandale]], between rival [[Scottish clan|clans]] as [[John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell|John Maxwell]] leads [[Clan Maxwell]], aided by [[Clan Grierson]] and [[Clan Pollock]], in an invasion of the lands of [[Clan Johnstone]], led by Sir James Johnstone. With their defense aided by [[Clan Scott]] and [[Clan Graham]], the Johnstone clan wins the battle, but only 160 of the 600 defenders survive the fight.<ref name="Hewinson">{{cite book |last=Hewinson |first=James King |year=1912 |title=Dumfriesshire |url=https://archive.org/details/dumfriesshire00hewi |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/dumfriesshire00hewi/page/93 93]}}</ref> 
* [[December 27]] &ndash; Spanish Jesuit priest [[Gregorio Céspedes]] becomes the first Christian missionary to Korea, arriving at [[Busan]] to begin his ministry in the Buddhist kingdom of [[Joseon]]. Céspedes is able to enter Korea by coming with the [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)|Japanese invasion force]] of General [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]].<ref>Donald F. Lach, ''Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume I: The Century of Discovery'' (University of Chicago Press, 2008) p.721</ref>