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Battle of Prosperous

Battle of Prosperous was a battle fought on 24 May 1798 at Prosperous, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: Irish victory. Recorded strength: 200 against 150.

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Battle of Prosperous
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Fought24 May 1798
WhereProsperous, Ireland53.288N, 6.756W
OutcomeIrish victory
BelligerentsUnited IrishmenagainstKingdom of Great Britain; British Ireland
Casualties and lossesUnknown, probably fewand40-70 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 Prosperous, 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

Date24 May 1798
PlaceProsperous, Ireland
53.288N, 6.756W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength200150
Casualties and lossesUnknown, probably few40-70 killed
Commanders
  • John Esmonde (United Irishman)
Battle of ProsperousBattle of ProsperousBattle of SkerriesBattle of GlenmamaBattle of RathanganBattle of Dungan's HillBattle of TecroghanBattle of RathanganBattle of Dungan's HillBattle of TecroghanLimerickDundalkDroghedaDouglasKilkennySligoWaterfordShannon100 km53.288N, 6.756W
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Battle of Prosperous 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 Q3636589, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Prosperous, revision 1373027487, 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.