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Battle of the Harrow

Battle of the Harrow was a battle fought in 1798 at County Wexford, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at County Wexford. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: United Irishmen victory. Recorded strength: 40 against 20.

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Fought1798
WhereCounty Wexford, Ireland52.500N, 6.667W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeUnited Irishmen victory
BelligerentsUnited IrishmenagainstKingdom of Ireland
Casualties and lossesNoneand2 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 the Harrow, 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

Date1798 (year precision)
PlaceCounty Wexford, Ireland
52.500N, 6.667W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength4020
Casualties and lossesNone2 killed
Commanders
Battle of the HarrowBattle of the HarrowBattle of Vinegar HillBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of New RossBattle of Oulart HillBattle of Three RocksBattle of New RossBattle of Three RocksDublinCorkLimerickGalwayDroghedaKilkennyWaterfordShannon100 km52.500N, 6.667W
Placed at County Wexford; 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 the Harrow 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 Q4872925, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Harrow, revision 1370600049, 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.