Battle of Knocknanuss
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The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Knocknanauss | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Knocknanuss
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surface form:
Battle of Knocknanauss
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| armedForcesInvolved |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliament of England
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surface form:
English Parliamentarians
Irish Confederates ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Irish Confederate casualties
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significant officer losses among Irish Confederates ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Irish Catholic Confederation
ⓘ
Parliamentarian forces in Munster ⓘ |
| commander |
Alasdair MacColla
ⓘ
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ
surface form:
Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Irish Confederate forces under Theobald Taaffe
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Parliamentarian forces under Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ Scottish/Irish troops under Alasdair MacColla within Confederate army ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Irish military history ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 13 November 1647 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Irish Confederate Wars
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surface form:
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
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| hasCause | conflict between Irish Catholic Confederation and English Parliament ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Irish Confederate Wars
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surface form:
Irish Confederate Wars (1641–1653)
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| location |
County Cork
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Munster ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | south-west Ireland ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Alasdair MacColla
ⓘ
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ⓘ
surface form:
Murrough O’Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Theobald Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Munster campaign of 1647 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Dungan's Hill
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surface form:
Battle of Dungan’s Hill
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| primaryOpposingForce |
Irish Catholic Confederation
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surface form:
Munster Confederate army
Munster Parliamentarian army ⓘ |
| region | near Mallow, County Cork ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to collapse of Confederate military power in Munster
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decisive defeat of Irish Confederate army in Munster ⓘ weakened Irish Catholic Confederate resistance ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
secured Parliamentarian control of much of Munster
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undermined Confederate political position in southern Ireland ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | rout of Irish Confederate forces ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1647 ⓘ |
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Battle of Knocknanauss