Battle of Arklow
Battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The second Battle of Arklow took place during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 9 June when a force of United Irishmen from Wexford, estimated at 10,000 strong, launched an assault into County Wicklow, on the British-held town of Arklow, in an attempt to spread the rebellion into Wicklow and to threaten the capital of Dublin.
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Battle of Arklow (1798) | |||||||
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Part of the United Irishmen Rebellion | |||||||
One of the flags carried by the rebels. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Irishmen | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francis Needham |
Billy Byrne Anthony Perry Edward Fitzgerald Michael Murphy (KIA) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,700 | 10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
c.100 dead | c.500 dead |
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