Battle of Prosperous 1798
Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).
Key facts
| Date (year) | 1798 | Wikidata P585 point in time |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 18th century | derived |
| Period | Jacobite & later | derived |
| Country | Ireland | derived |
| War / conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 | Wikidata |
| Participants | Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
About the battle
The Battle of Prosperous was a military engagement between British Crown forces and United Irishmen rebels on 24 May 1798, during that year's Irish Rebellion, in the town of Prosperous, County Kildare.
Prosperous was founded by Sir Robert Brooke in 1780 as a village for processing cotton produced in the Americas.
Visiting the battlefield
Location
- Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 53.2878, -6.7558
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Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).