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Battle of Enniscorthy

Battle of Enniscorthy was a battle fought on 28 May 1798 at Enniscorthy, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: Irish rebel victory; British abandon Enniscorthy. Recorded strength: 5,000–7,000 against 331.

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Fought28 May 1798
WhereEnniscorthy, Ireland52.502N, 6.566W
OutcomeIrish rebel victory; British abandon Enniscorthy.
BelligerentsUnited IrishmenagainstGreat Britain; British Ireland
Casualties and losses~100–500 killedand~100 killed
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 Enniscorthy, 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

Date28 May 1798
PlaceEnniscorthy, Ireland
52.502N, 6.566W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5,000–7,000331
Casualties and losses~100–500 killed~100 killed
Commanders
Battle of EnniscorthyBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of Vinegar HillBattle of Oulart HillBattle of Three RocksSiege of WexfordSack of WexfordBattle of Three RocksSiege of WexfordSack of WexfordDublinCorkLimerickGalwayDroghedaKilkennySwanseaShannon100 km52.502N, 6.566W
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Battle of Enniscorthy 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 Q2887946, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Enniscorthy, revision 1372582881, 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.