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Battle of Kilmallock

Battle of Kilmallock was a battle fought in 1922 in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Irish Civil War, which ran from 1922 to 1923. The recorded result: Free State victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 troops (at start); 4,000 troops (by end),; artillery and armoured cars against 2,000 troops (at start),; armoured cars.

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Fought1922
WhereIreland52.410N, 8.583W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFree State victory
BelligerentsIrish Free StateagainstAnti-treaty IRA
Casualties and lossesAt least 20 killedandAt least 21 killed
Part ofIrish Civil War1922 to 1923

Where it sits in the Irish Civil War

Battle of Dublin, 1922Battle of Kilmallock, 1922Battle of Newport, 192219221922Battle of Kilmallock, 1922
3 placed engagements of the Irish Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1922 (year precision)
to 1922
PlaceIreland
52.410N, 8.583W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength1,500 troops (at start); 4,000 troops (by end),; artillery and armoured cars2,000 troops (at start),; armoured cars
Casualties and lossesAt least 20 killedAt least 21 killed
Commanders
  • Eoin O'Duffy
  • W.R.E. Murphy
  • Liam Deasy
Battle of KilmallockBattle of KilmallockBattle of LiscarrollSiege of LimerickSiege of LimerickSiege of LimerickSiege of LimerickBattle of LiscarrollSiege of LimerickSiege of LimerickDublinCorkGalwayKillarneyTralee100 km52.410N, 8.583W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Kilmallock is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kilmallock, revision 1379084874, 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.