Dungannon, Mountjoy, and several of the other forts, were also surprised and taken.
By the time John was sixteen he was ready to leave the school at Dungannon.
Accordingly on March 29, he surrendered himself to the two commissioners at Tougher, within five miles of Dungannon.
The bridge over the Blackwater was broken down, and the castles at Dungannon were also dismantled.
A great meeting of deputies from the volunteers had been held at Dungannon, which had accepted to the full Grattan's propositions.