Battle of Macroom 1650
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 May 1650 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1650 | 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 | Cromwellian conquest of Ireland | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Commonwealth of England | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 51.9044, -8.9570 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Macroom was a skirmish fought on 10 May 1650, near Macroom, County Cork, in southern Ireland, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. An English Parliamentarian force under Roger Boyle, (Lord Broghill), defeated an Irish Confederate force under David Roche.
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