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Battle of Portlester

Battle of Portlester was a battle fought on 7 August 1643 in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 3,400 against 1,500.

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Fought7 August 1643
WhereIreland53.533N, 6.965W
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsIrish RoyalistsagainstIrish Confederates
Casualties and losses200 killedandLight
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 Portlester, 1643
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 August 1643
PlaceIreland
53.533N, 6.965W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength3,4001,500
Casualties and losses200 killedLight
Commanders
  • Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Battle of PortlesterBattle of PortlesterBattle of TecroghanBattle of Dungan's HillBattle of KellsBattle of TaraBattle of Tara HillBattle of TecroghanBattle of KellsDublinBelfastLimerickGalwayDundalkDouglasKilkennySligo100 km53.533N, 6.965W
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Battle of Portlester is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19871089, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Portlester, revision 1370586501, 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.