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Battle of Newport

Battle of Newport was a battle fought in 1922 at Newport, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Newport. It was part of the Irish Civil War, which ran from 1922 to 1923. The recorded result: Free State victory.

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Fought1922
WhereNewport, Ireland53.885N, 9.546W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFree State victory
BelligerentsIrish Free StateagainstAnti-treaty IRA
Casualties and losses5 deadandMichael Kilroy wounded and captured.
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 Newport, 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
PlaceNewport, Ireland
53.885N, 9.546W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses5 deadMichael Kilroy wounded and captured.
Commanders
  • Michael Kilroy
Battle of NewportBattle of NewportBattle of CastlebarBattle of BallinaBattle of KillalaSiege of GalwayBattle of CollooneyBattle of CastlebarBattle of KillalaSiege of GalwayLondonderry/DerrySligoOmaghShannonDonegalRos Comain100 km53.885N, 9.546W
Placed at Newport; 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 Newport 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 Q122143224, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Newport (County Mayo), revision 1379084928, 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.