Battle of Oulart Hill

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battle event in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 military engagement

The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
armedWith limited firearms for rebels ⓘ
pikes ⓘ
belligerent British Crown forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Irish rebels ⓘ
United Irishmen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yeomanry NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualtiesBritishForces heavy ⓘ
casualtiesIrishRebels light ⓘ
cause implementation of repressive measures against suspected United Irishmen ⓘ
tensions between local population and British authorities ⓘ
combatantSide British forces on the other side ⓘ
Irish rebels on one side ⓘ
commander Colonel Foote NERFINISHED ⓘ
Father John Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
date 1798-05-27 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Enniscorthy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Vinegar Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 18th century ⓘ
location County Wexford NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oulart Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor defeat of a better-armed British yeomanry force by poorly armed rebels ⓘ
role of Catholic priest Father John Murphy as rebel leader ⓘ
opponentArmedWith artillery absent or minimal ⓘ
bayonets ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wexford Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy outbreak of rebellion in County Wexford ⓘ
relatedPlace Enniscorthy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oulart NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vinegar Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
result Irish rebel victory ⓘ
significance boosted morale of Irish insurgents ⓘ
decisive early victory for Irish rebels in County Wexford ⓘ
encouraged spread of rebellion in Wexford ⓘ
strengthBritishForces approximately 100 to 120 yeomanry ⓘ
strengthIrishRebels approximately 1,000 to 2,000 insurgents ⓘ
tactics ambush on elevated ground ⓘ
use of pikes by rebels ⓘ
year 1798 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Father John Murphy → notableBattle → Battle of Oulart Hill ⓘ
Battle of New Ross → precededBy → Battle of Oulart Hill ⓘ