Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Wexford: contested ground

The ground around Wexford was fought over 3 times between 1169 and 1798: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of WexfordBattle of Three RocksSack of WexfordSack of WexfordDublinManchesterCardiffLiverpoolCorkLimerickStokeBath200 km52.333N, 6.486W
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Wexford, 1169Sack of Wexford, 1649Battle of Three Rocks, 179811691798
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
May 1169Siege of WexfordWexfordNorman invasion of Ireland
2 October 1649Sack of WexfordWexfordIrish Confederate Wars
30 May 1798Battle of Three RocksCounty WexfordIrish Rebellion of 1798

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.