Battle of Scarrifholis 1650
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 21 June 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 | 54.9324, -7.7995 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Scarrifholis, also spelt Scariffhollis was fought on 21 June 1650, near Letterkenny in County Donegal during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. A force loyal to the Commonwealth of England under Charles Coote defeated the Catholic Ulster Army, commanded by Heber MacMahon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher.
Although outnumbered, most of Coote's troops were New Model Army veterans, and had three times the number of cavalry. After an hour of fighting, the Ulster army collapsed and fled, losing most of its men, officers, weapons, and supplies. The battle secured the north of Ireland for the Commonwealth and cleared the way to complete the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Scarrifholis (revision 1370588804), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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