Battle of Ballinamuck
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The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ballinamuck canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Ballinamuck, County Longford | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath | large-scale executions and repression of rebels ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ballinamuck
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Ballinamuck, County Longford
|
| associatedWith |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Society of United Irishmen ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
ⓘ
Irish rebels ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| BritishCommander |
General Gerard Lake
ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Cornwallis
|
| BritishTroopStrength | several thousand British and loyalist troops ⓘ |
| campaign |
Expédition d’Irlande
ⓘ
surface form:
French expedition to Ireland (1798)
|
| category |
Battles involving France
ⓘ
Battles involving Great Britain ⓘ Battles involving Ireland ⓘ Conflicts in 1798 ⓘ |
| combatant |
British forces
ⓘ
combined Irish and French force ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Cornwallis
Gerard Lake ⓘ Jean Humbert ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Joseph Amable Humbert
Theobald Wolfe Tone ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1798-09-08 ⓘ |
| decisiveAgainst |
French expeditionary force in Ireland
ⓘ
United Irishmen forces ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | British forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | mopping-up operations against remaining rebels ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert ⓘ |
| FrenchOutcome | French forces surrendered ⓘ |
| FrenchTroopStrength | approximately 1,000 French soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| IrishLeaderInvolved | Theobald Wolfe Tone ⓘ |
| IrishOutcome | many Irish rebels killed or captured ⓘ |
| IrishTroopStrength | several thousand Irish rebels and militia ⓘ |
| location | County Longford ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
collapse of organized French military presence in Ireland in 1798
ⓘ
demoralization and dispersal of remaining rebel forces ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
British forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British Crown forces
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| partOf | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Castlebar ⓘ |
| region | north midlands of Ireland ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | effectively ended the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Irish Rebellion of 1798
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
|
| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1798 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Ballinamuck, County Longford