battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Killala
Battle of Killala was a battle fought on 23 September 1798 at Killala, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 900–4,000 Irish,; 4 French officers against 1,200.
See it on the globe Read the article
Record
| Date | 23 September 1798 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Killala, Ireland 54.212N, 9.222W | |
| Part of | Irish Rebellion of 1798 (1798) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | British victory | |
| Belligerents | United Irishmen; First French Republic | Kingdom of Great Britain; Kingdom of Ireland |
| Commanders | Lt. Col. Charost; Cap. Bellew; Richard Bourke; Roger MacGuire; Henry O'Keane | Eyre Trench |
| Strength | 900–4,000 Irish,; 4 French officers | 1,200 |
| Casualties and losses | 400–500 dead | 1 dead 10 wounded (British claim) |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ballina 1798, 11 km
- Battle of Castlebar 1798, 39 km
- Battle of Creadran Cille 1257, 43 km
- Battle of Collooney 1798, 47 km
- Battle of Curlew Pass 1599, 64 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Ballinamuck 8 September 1798
- All 17 engagements of Irish Rebellion of 1798
Elsewhere in 1798
- Battle of the Nile Egypt
- Battle of the Pyramids Egypt
- Siege of Malta Malta
- Battle of Shubra Khit Egypt
- Battle of Grauholz Switzerland
Battle of Killala is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Ireland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871438, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Killala, revision 1370445367, 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.