Battle of Ballynahinch
Battle of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The battle of Ballynahinch was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 between a force of roughly 4,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Henry Munro and approximately 2,000 government troops under the command of George Nugent. After rebel forces had occupied Newtownards on 9 June, they gathered the next day in the surrounding countryside and elected Munro as their leader, who occupied Ballyhinch on 11 June. Nugent led a column of government troops in 12 June which recaptured the town and bombarded rebel positions. On the next day, the rebels attacked Ballyhinch, but were driven back and defeated.
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Battle of Ballynahinch | |||||||
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Part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 | |||||||
A painting of the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ireland Great Britain | United Irishmen | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Nugent | Henry Munro | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~2,000 | ~4,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40 killed | 100-500 killed |
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