Battle of Vinegar Hill

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battle engagement

The Battle of Vinegar Hill was a major 1798 clash in County Wexford where British forces decisively defeated United Irish rebels, effectively crushing the main organized resistance during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Vinegar Hill canonical	3
Battle of Vinegar Hill (1798)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement ⓘ
aftermath	end of large-scale organized resistance in County Wexford ⓘ intensified repression of rebels in Ireland ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ surface form: Battle of Vinegar Hill (1798)
associatedWith	British rule in Ireland ⓘ Society of United Irishmen ⓘ surface form: United Irishmen movement
belligerent	British forces ⓘ Crown forces ⓘ United Irishmen ⓘ
cause	Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ United Irish uprising against British rule ⓘ
combatantStrength	approximately 13,000 rebels ⓘ approximately 20,000 government troops ⓘ
commander	Anthony Perry ⓘ Father John Murphy ⓘ Gerard Lake ⓘ Matthew Keogh ⓘ
conflict	Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
date	1798-06-21 ⓘ
followedBy	mopping-up operations against remaining rebels ⓘ
hasCasualties	heavy rebel casualties ⓘ significant but lower government casualties ⓘ
hasParticipant	British regular troops ⓘ Irish Catholic rebels ⓘ Irish Protestant rebels ⓘ militia and yeomanry units ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
location	County Wexford ⓘ Vinegar Hill ⓘ
militaryTheater	Irish mainland ⓘ
near	Enniscorthy ⓘ
notableFeature	fought on a hill overlooking Enniscorthy ⓘ
opponent	British Army ⓘ Society of United Irishmen ⓘ surface form: United Irish rebels
outcome	collapse of major rebel stronghold in County Wexford ⓘ dispersal of United Irish rebel forces ⓘ
partOf	Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
precededBy	earlier rebel victories in County Wexford ⓘ
region	Leinster ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ decisive government victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	crushed main organized rebel resistance in Wexford ⓘ turning point in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
tactic	artillery bombardment of rebel positions ⓘ encirclement of rebel position by British forces ⓘ
year	1798 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irish Rebellion of 1798 → hasPart → Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ

Father John Murphy → notableBattle → Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ

Battle of New Ross → followedBy → Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ

Battle of Vinegar Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Vinegar Hill (1798)