Battle of Dungan's Hill
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The Battle of Dungan's Hill was a major 1647 engagement in County Meath during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army, leading to heavy Confederate losses and weakening their position in Leinster.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Knocknacross
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| belligerent |
English Parliamentarians
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Irish Confederates → |
| campaign |
Parliamentarian campaign to secure Dublin and Leinster
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| casualties |
high Confederate casualties
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| category |
17th-century battles in Ireland
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Battles involving Ireland → Battles of the Irish Confederate Wars → |
| combatant1 |
Irish Confederate army of Leinster
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| combatant2 |
English Parliamentarian army in Ireland
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| commander1 |
Thomas Preston
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| commander2 |
Michael Jones
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| conflict |
Irish Confederate Wars
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| consequence |
collapse of Confederate military power in Leinster
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heavy Confederate casualties → loss of much of the Leinster Confederate field army → strengthening of Parliamentarian control in eastern Ireland → |
| country |
Ireland
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| date |
1647-08-08
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| era |
17th century
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| followedBy |
subsequent Parliamentarian advances in Leinster
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| geographicalFeature |
near Dungan's Hill, County Meath
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| historicalPeriod |
Irish Confederate Wars (1641–1653)
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| involved |
English and Anglo-Irish Parliamentarian troops
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Irish Catholic Confederate soldiers → |
| location |
County Meath
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Leinster → |
| opponentOf |
Royalist forces allied with some Confederates
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| partOf |
Irish Confederate Wars
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms → |
| precededBy |
Battle of Rathmines
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| relatedTo |
English Parliamentarian army in Ireland under Michael Jones
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Irish Confederate Leinster army → |
| result |
Parliamentarian victory
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| significance |
major defeat for the Irish Confederates in Leinster
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| strategicObjective |
Confederate attempt to threaten Dublin
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| strategicOutcome |
Parliamentarian security of Dublin maintained
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| tactics |
Parliamentarian surprise attack on marching Confederate column
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| theatre |
Irish Confederate Wars in Leinster
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| year |
1647
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Battle of Knocknanuss
("Battle of Dungan’s Hill")
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precededBy |
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Irish Confederate Wars
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significantEvent |