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Battle of Arklow

Battle of Arklow was a battle fought on 9 June 1798 at Arklow, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1,700 against 10,000.

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Fought9 June 1798
WhereArklow, Ireland52.794N, 6.165W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; Kingdom of IrelandagainstUnited Irishmen
Casualties and losses50 to 100 killed or woundedand500 to 1,000 killed or wounded
Part ofIrish Rebellion of 17981798

Where it sits in the Irish Rebellion of 1798

Battle of Prosperous, 1798Battle of Carlow, 1798Battle of Tara Hill, 1798Battle of Oulart Hill, 1798Battle of Enniscorthy, 1798Battle of Rathangan, 1798Battle of Three Rocks, 1798Battle of New Ross, 1798Battle of Antrim, 1798Battle of Arklow, 1798Battle of Ballynahinch, 1798Battle of Vinegar Hill, 1798Battle of Ballina, 1798Battle of Castlebar, 1798Battle of Collooney, 1798Battle of Ballinamuck, 1798Battle of Killala, 179817981798Battle of Arklow, 1798
17 placed engagements of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 June 1798
PlaceArklow, Ireland
52.794N, 6.165W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1,70010,000
Casualties and losses50 to 100 killed or wounded500 to 1,000 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey
  • William Michael Byrne
  • Anthony Perry
  • Lord Edward FitzGerald
  • Michael Murphy (priest)
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Battle of Arklow is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870336, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arklow, revision 1378595405, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.