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Battle of Bunclody

Battle of Bunclody was a battle fought in 1798 in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: Rebels seize Bunclody but are then repelled by British. Recorded strength: 5,000 against ?.

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Bunclody 1798
Bunclody 1798. Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1798
WhereIreland52.650N, 6.650W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRebels seize Bunclody but are then repelled by British.
BelligerentsUnited IrishmenagainstBritish Army; Loyalists
Casualties and losses400 killedand1 killed 1 wounded (Government claim)
Part ofIrish Rebellion of 17981798

Where it sits in the Irish Rebellion of 1798

Battle of Prosperous, 1798Battle of Ballymore-Eustace, 1798Battle of Kilcullen, 1798Battle of Naas, 1798Battle of Carlow, 1798Battle of Tara Hill, 1798Battle of the Harrow, 1798Battle of Oulart Hill, 1798Battle of Enniscorthy, 1798Battle of Rathangan, 1798Battle of Newtownmountkennedy, 1798Battle of Three Rocks, 1798Battle of Bunclody, 1798Battle of New Ross, 1798Battle of Antrim, 1798Battle of Arklow, 1798Battle of Saintfield, 1798Battle of Ballynahinch, 1798Battle of Foulksmills, 1798Battle of Vinegar Hill, 1798Battle of Ballina, 1798Battle of Castlebar, 1798Battle of Collooney, 1798Battle of Ballinamuck, 1798Battle of Killala, 179817981798Battle of Bunclody, 1798
25 placed engagements of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1798 (year precision)
PlaceIreland
52.650N, 6.650W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5,000?
Casualties and losses400 killed1 killed 1 wounded (Government claim)
Commanders
  • Mogue Kearns
Battle of BunclodyBattle of BunclodyBattle of Vinegar HillBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of Oulart HillBattle of New RossBattle of CarlowBattle of Oulart HillBattle of New RossBattle of CarlowDublinCorkLimerickGalwayDroghedaWaterfordShannonRos Comain100 km52.650N, 6.650W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Bunclody 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 Q4870593, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bunclody, revision 1370435578, 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.