Battle of Ballinamuck
Battle during the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Ballinamuck (8 September 1798) marked the defeat of the main force of the French incursion during the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland.
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Battle of Ballinamuck | |||||||
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Part of the Irish Rebellion | |||||||
Contemporary plan of the Ballinamuck battle-ground, marking the positions of the opposing forces | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Irishmen France | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean Humbert Bartholomew Teeling |
Charles Cornwallis Gerard Lake | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~2,350 | ~26,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~500 dead 1,144 captured ~200 prisoners executed |
~12 dead 16 wounded |
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