Battle of New Ross

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The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.

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Battle of New Ross canonical 1
Siege of New Ross 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
military engagement
associatedWith Catholic and Protestant republican cooperation
Society of United Irishmen
belligerent British government forces
Crown forces
Irish rebels
United Irishmen
casualties heavy on both sides
casualtiesDescription thousands killed and wounded
characterization major engagement of the 1798 rebellion
one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion
combatant British Army
Irish republican insurgents
local yeomanry
commander Bagenal Harvey
General John Hely-Hutchinson
General Sir Charles Asgill
John Colclough
Thomas Cloney
conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
country Kingdom of Great Britain
date 5 June 1798
followedBy Battle of Arklow
Battle of Vinegar Hill
hasTopic British rule in Ireland
Irish nationalism
historicalPeriod late 18th century
location County Wexford
Ireland
Leinster
New Ross
notableEvent massacre of rebel prisoners at Scullabogue following the battle
partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798
history of County Wexford
history of New Ross
precededBy Battle of Enniscorthy
Battle of Oulart Hill
result British government victory
strategicImportance control of access between County Wexford and the rest of Ireland
strategicObjective capture of New Ross
seizure of a crossing over the River Barrow
tacticalOutcome government forces retained control of New Ross
rebels failed to capture the town
typeOfWarfare close-quarters combat
urban assault
year 1798

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Irish Rebellion of 1798 hasPart Battle of New Ross
Siege of Wexford followedBy Battle of New Ross
this entity surface form: Siege of New Ross