Battle of Ballymore-Eustace 1798
Approximate location: the point for Ballymore Eustace, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.
Key facts
| Year | 1798 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Ireland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 53.8100, -6.3655 | Wikidata P276 location: Ballymore Eustace (approximate) |
About the battle
The Battle of Ballymore-Eustace was one of the events in the United Irish rebellion of 1798. It took place on 24 May 1798 after the stationing of the 9th Dragoons, and members of the Tyrone, Antrim and Armagh Militias at Ballymore in County Kildare near the Kildare-Wicklow border on 10 May. The town had been recently garrisoned by almost 200 soldiers and militia who had been sent to repress sedition in the area. The troops had been dispersed in billets among the populace as per counter-insurgency practice of "free-quarters" where responsibility for the provisioning and sheltering of militia was foisted onto the populace. During this time a quantity of arms were surrendered and letters of protection issued.
On 23 May 120 soldiers were recalled, leaving a garrison of around 80 men. At around 1 a.m. on 24 May, the rebel force of approx. 200 attacked the town. As in the attacks on Naas and Prosperous, the rebels sought to surprise and overwhelm the garrison by coordinated attacks before it could react and rally against them. The houses containing troops of the 9th Dragoons and the Tyrone Militia were to be attacked simultaneously.
However, the attack on garrison headquarters was miscarried due to lack of coordination and numbers so that the building became a rallying point for the Government troops.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Ballymore-Eustace (revision 1370433186), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; shortened by selecting paragraphs and trimming at a sentence boundary; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When was the Battle of Ballymore-Eustace?
- In 1798.
- Where was the Battle of Ballymore-Eustace fought?
- In what is now Ireland (Europe), at about 53.81, -6.37.
- Which war was it part of?
- The Irish Rebellion of 1798.
From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.
Nearby battles
- Battle of the Boyne 1690 · 10 km
- Siege of Drogheda 1649 · 11 km
- Siege of Drogheda (1641) 1641 · 11 km
- Battle of Julianstown 1641 · 17 km
- Battle of Tragh-Bhaile 1399 · 22 km
- Battle of Faughart 1318 · 26 km
Other battles of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
- Battle of Antrim 1798
- Battle of Arklow 1798
- Battle of Ballina 1798
- Battle of Ballinamuck 1798
- Battle of Ballynahinch 1798
- Battle of Bunclody 1798
- Battle of Carlow 1798
- Battle of Castlebar 1798
- Battle of Collooney 1798
- Battle of Enniscorthy 1798
All 25 battles of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 →
Browse more: battles in Ireland · Europe · Early modern battles