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Battle of Vinegar Hill

Battle of Vinegar Hill was a battle fought on 21 June 1798 at Wexford, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: ~13,000 against ~16,000.

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George Cruikshank ( 1792-1878.) Defense of the rebels at Vinegar Hill.
George Cruikshank ( 1792-1878.) Defense of the rebels at Vinegar Hill.. The original uploader was Damnbutter at English Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 June 1798
WhereWexford, Ireland52.501N, 6.570W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; Kingdom of IrelandagainstUnited Irishmen
Casualties and losses~100 killed and woundedand~1,200 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 Vinegar 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

Date21 June 1798
PlaceWexford, Ireland
52.501N, 6.570W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~13,000~16,000
Casualties and losses~100 killed and wounded~1,200 killed
Commanders
Battle of Vinegar HillBattle of Vinegar HillBattle of EnniscorthyBattle of Oulart HillBattle of Three RocksBattle of New RossSiege of WexfordBattle of Three RocksBattle of New RossSiege of WexfordDublinCorkLimerickGalwayDroghedaKilkennySwanseaShannon100 km52.501N, 6.570W
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Battle of Vinegar Hill is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 114 in present-day Ireland.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890346, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vinegar Hill, revision 1379134391, 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.