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Battle of Collooney

Battle of Collooney was a battle fought on 5 September 1798 at Collooney, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: Irish/French victory. Recorded strength: 2,000–3,000 against ~500.

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The Teeling Monument, erected in honor of Bartholomew Teeling on the centenary of the Battle of Carricknagat during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, at Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland.
The Teeling Monument, erected in honor of Bartholomew Teeling on the centenary of the Battle of Carricknagat during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, at Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland.. GTD Aquitaine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 September 1798
WhereCollooney, Ireland54.192N, 8.493W
OutcomeIrish/French victory
BelligerentsUnited Irishmen; FranceagainstBritish Army; Irish loyalists
Casualties and losses10 deadand120 dead, 100 captured
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

Date5 September 1798
PlaceCollooney, Ireland
54.192N, 8.493W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,000–3,000~500
Casualties and losses10 dead120 dead, 100 captured
Commanders
  • Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
  • Bartholomew Teeling
Battle of CollooneyBattle of CollooneyBattle of Creadran CilleBattle of Curlew PassBattle of Áth an ChipBattle of BelleekBattle of Magh SlechtBattle of Creadran CilleBattle of Curlew PassBattle of Áth an ChipBattle of BelleekDublinBelfastLondonderry/DerryGalwayDroghedaRos Comain100 km54.192N, 8.493W
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Battle of Collooney 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 Q4870774, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Collooney, revision 1382488794, 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.