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Battle of Dungan's Hill

Battle of Dungan's Hill was a battle fought in August 1647 in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 foot; 1,500 horse against 7,000 foot; 1,000 horse.

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Battle of Dungan's Hill
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FoughtAugust 1647
WhereIreland53.449N, 6.730W
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsEnglish ParliamentariansagainstIrish Confederates; Redshanks
Casualties and lossesLowandOver 3,000 killed
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 Dungan's Hill, 1647
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAugust 1647 (month precision)
PlaceIreland
53.449N, 6.730W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength5,000 foot; 1,500 horse7,000 foot; 1,000 horse
Casualties and lossesLowOver 3,000 killed
Commanders
  • Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara
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Battle of Dungan's Hill 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 Q494896, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dungan's Hill, revision 1370439497, 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.