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Battle of Ballinamuck 1798

Battle of Ballinamuck
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Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1798Wikidata P585 point in time
Century18th centuryderived
PeriodJacobite & laterderived
CountryIrelandderived
War / conflictIrish Rebellion of 1798Wikidata

About the battle

The Battle of Ballinamuck (8 September 1798) marked the defeat of the main force of the French incursion during the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland.

Visiting the battlefield

Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 53.8667, -7.7167

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Ballinamuck (revision 1370433178), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).

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