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Battle of Lisnagarvey

Battle of Lisnagarvey was a battle fought in 1649 at Lisnagarvey, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lisnagarvey. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Parliamentarian victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 5,000.

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Fought1649
WhereLisnagarvey, United Kingdom54.516N, 6.041W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeParliamentarian victory
BelligerentsEnglish ParliamentariansagainstRoyalists; Scots Covenanters
Casualties and lossesMinimaland1,500 killed or captured
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 Lisnagarvey, 1649
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1649 (year precision)
PlaceLisnagarvey, United Kingdom
54.516N, 6.041W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength3,0005,000
Casualties and lossesMinimal1,500 killed or captured
Commanders
  • Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
  • Robert Venables
  • James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil (first creation)
  • George Munro, 1st of Newmore
Battle of LisnagarveyBattle of LisnagarveyBattle of LenadoonBattle of ConnorBattle at SpringmartinBattle of St Matthew'sBattle of MoiraBattle of ConnorBattle at SpringmartinBattle of MoiraDublinLondonderry/DerryAyrDundalkDroghedaDouglasDumfriesSligo100 km54.516N, 6.041W
Placed at Lisnagarvey; 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 Lisnagarvey is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871569, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lisnagarvey, revision 1370268284, 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.