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Battle of Oulart Hill

Battle of Oulart Hill was a battle fought on 27 May 1798 at Oulart, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: Irish rebel victory. Recorded strength: c.1,000 against 110.

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Fought27 May 1798
WhereOulart, Ireland52.505N, 6.390W
OutcomeIrish rebel victory
BelligerentsUnited IrishmenagainstGreat Britain; British Ireland
Casualties and losses6 killedand105 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 Oulart Hill, 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

Date27 May 1798
PlaceOulart, Ireland
52.505N, 6.390W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strengthc.1,000110
Casualties and losses6 killed105 killed
Commanders
Battle of Oulart HillBattle of Oulart HillBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of Vinegar HillSiege of WexfordSack of WexfordBattle of Three RocksBattle of EnniscorthySiege of WexfordSack of WexfordBattle of Three RocksDublinCorkLimerickGalwayDroghedaKilkennySwanseaRos Comain100 km52.505N, 6.390W
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Battle of Oulart Hill 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 Q4871960, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oulart Hill, revision 1372582730, 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.