Battle of Rathmines
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The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Rathmines canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForcesInvolved |
New Model Army
ⓘ
surface form:
New Model Army elements
|
| associatedWith |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
English Civil Wars
Royalist cause of Charles II ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliamentarians
Irish Catholic Confederation ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Confederates
Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign | Parliamentarian campaign in Ireland ⓘ |
| combatants |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| commander |
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
ⓘ
Michael Jones ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
ⓘ
surface form:
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond – Royalist
Michael Jones – Parliamentarian ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Island of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland
|
| date | 2 August 1649 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cromwellian conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | south of Dublin city centre ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| impact |
facilitated Parliamentarian landings in Ireland
ⓘ
weakened Royalist-Confederate position in Ireland ⓘ |
| location |
Dublin
ⓘ
Rathmines ⓘ |
| notableFeature | surprise attack by Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase
ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist-Confederate alliance
|
| partOf | Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| precededBy | Parliamentarian defense of Dublin ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfForces | English ⓘ |
| primaryReligionOfConfederateForces | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| primaryReligionOfParliamentarianForces | Protestant ⓘ |
| region | Leinster ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Siege of Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Dublin (1649)
|
| relatedFigure | Oliver Cromwell ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of Royalist-Confederate forces near Dublin
ⓘ
ensured Dublin as a base for Oliver Cromwell’s army ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
prevented Royalist-Confederate capture of Dublin
ⓘ
secured Parliamentarian control of Dublin ⓘ |
| theatre |
Irish Confederate Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Confederate Wars – Leinster theatre
|
| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1649 ⓘ |
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