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Battle of Cloughleagh

Battle of Cloughleagh was a battle fought on 4 June 1643 at Fermoy, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 1,700 against 250.

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Fought4 June 1643
WhereFermoy, Ireland52.141N, 8.276W
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstIrish Confederates
Casualties and losses600 deadandLow
Part ofIrish Confederate Wars1641 to 1653

Where it sits in the Irish Confederate Wars

Battle of Julianstown, 1641Battle of Kilrush, 1642Battle of Glenmaquin, 1642Battle of Liscarroll, 1642Battle of New Ross, 1643Battle of Cloughleagh, 1643Battle of Clones, 1643Battle of Portlester, 1643Siege of Duncannon, 1645Battle of Benburb, 1646Battle of Dungan's Hill, 1647Battle of Knocknanuss, 1647Battle of Rathmines, 1649Siege of Drogheda, 1649Sack of Wexford, 1649Battle of Arklow, 1649Siege of Waterford, 1649Battle of Lisnagarvey, 1649Siege of Kilkenny, 1650Siege of Clonmel, 1650Siege of Waterford, 1650Battle of Tecroghan, 1650Siege of Charlemont, 1650Siege of Limerick, 1651Siege of Galway, 165116411651Battle of Cloughleagh, 1643
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 June 1643
PlaceFermoy, Ireland
52.141N, 8.276W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,700250
Casualties and losses600 deadLow
Battle of CloughleaghBattle of CloughleaghBattle of AffaneSiege of CorkSiege of Cahir CastleBattle of LiscarrollSiege of ClonmelSiege of CorkSiege of Cahir CastleSiege of ClonmelDublinLimerickGalwayKilkennyKillarneyShannon100 km52.141N, 8.276W
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Battle of Cloughleagh is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16253609, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cloughleagh, revision 1370437406, 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.