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Battle of Ballinamuck

Battle of Ballinamuck was a battle fought on 8 September 1798 at Ballinamuck, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: ~2,350 against ~26,000.

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Fought8 September 1798
WhereBallinamuck, Ireland53.867N, 7.717W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Irishmen; FranceagainstBritish Army; Irish loyalists
Casualties and losses~500 dead; 1,144 captured; ~200 prisoners executedand~12 dead; 16 wounded
Part ofIrish Rebellion of 17981798

Where it sits in the Irish Rebellion of 1798

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25 placed engagements of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 September 1798
PlaceBallinamuck, Ireland
53.867N, 7.717W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~2,350~26,000
Casualties and losses~500 dead; 1,144 captured; ~200 prisoners executed~12 dead; 16 wounded
Commanders
  • Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
  • Bartholomew Teeling
Battle of BallinamuckBattle of BallinamuckBattle of Áth an ChipBattle of Magh SlechtBattle of Curlew PassBattle of NewtownbutlerBattle of Loch TrethinBattle of Magh SlechtBattle of Curlew PassBattle of NewtownbutlerBattle of Loch TrethinDublinBelfastLimerickLondonderry/DerryGalwayDroghedaKilkennyLisburn100 km53.867N, 7.717W
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Battle of Ballinamuck is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888086, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ballinamuck, revision 1370433178, 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.