Battle of Newport 1922
Approximate location: the point for Newport, the place Wikidata gives as the battle’s location.
Key facts
| Year | 1922 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Interwar (1919–1938) | derived from year |
| Location | Ireland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Irish Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 53.8850, -9.5464 | Wikidata P276 location: Newport (approximate) |
About the battle
The Battle of Newport was an engagement in the Irish Civil War. The Free State forces ousted the Republicans from Newport and Michael Kilroy was captured. However, most of the Anti-treaty forces escaped.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Newport (County Mayo) (revision 1379084928), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
See also this battle on Battlefields of Britain.
Quick answers
- When was the Battle of Newport?
- In 1922.
- Where was the Battle of Newport fought?
- In what is now Ireland (Europe), at about 53.88, -9.55.
- Which war was it part of?
- The Irish Civil War.
From Wikidata (CC0) and Natural Earth; see the sources column in Key facts.
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