Battle of Bunclody 1798
Approximate location: the point for Bunclody, 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 | 52.6500, -6.6500 | Wikidata P276 location: Bunclody (approximate) |
About the battle
The battle of Bunclody or Newtownbarry as it was then called, was a battle in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, which took place on 1 June 1798 when a force of approximately 5,000 rebels led by Catholic priest Fr. Mogue Kearns attacked the garrison at Bunclody.
The garrison was forewarned of the approaching rebels and had prepared defensive outposts facing the rebel line of advance. The rebel army occupied high ground to the west and stationed an artillery piece, captured in their victory over the military at the battle of Three Rocks, facing the approaches to town. As the bulk of the rebel army formed for the attack, their gunners opened an accurate fire on the exposed lines of soldiers who retreated into the cover of the town.
Seizing the moment, the rebels quickly moved in, forcing the garrison to flee across the bridge into County Carlow but crucially, failed to occupy this approach to the town. The rebels now had an almost bloodless victory and numbers of them began to celebrate, roaming the town in search of plunder and enemies.
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See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When was the Battle of Bunclody?
- In 1798.
- Where was the Battle of Bunclody fought?
- In what is now Ireland (Europe), at about 52.65, -6.65.
- Which war was it part of?
- The Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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