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Battle of Rathangan

Battle of Rathangan was a battle fought on 28 May 1798 at Rathangan, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: British victory, rebels repulsed 28 May.

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Fought28 May 1798
WhereRathangan, Ireland53.222N, 6.997W
OutcomeBritish victory, rebels repulsed 28 May
BelligerentsIreland (Nationalist)againstKingdom of Great Britain; Irish loyalists
Casualties and losses300 killedand3–20 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 Rathangan, 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

Date28 May 1798
to 28 May 1798
PlaceRathangan, Ireland
53.222N, 6.997W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Casualties and losses300 killed3–20 killed
Battle of RathanganBattle of RathanganBattle of ProsperousBattle of KilrushBattle of TecroghanBattle of SkerriesBattle of Dungan's HillBattle of KilrushBattle of TecroghanBattle of Dungan's HillLimerickGalwayDundalkDroghedaDouglasKilkennySligoWaterford100 km53.222N, 6.997W
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Battle of Rathangan 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 Q27627600, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rathangan, revision 1373027623, 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.