Battle of Castlebar
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The Battle of Castlebar was a 1798 engagement in County Mayo, Ireland, where a combined French and Irish rebel force routed a much larger British-led garrison during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Races of Castlebar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish militia ⓘ Irish rebels ⓘ Society of United Irishmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | French expedition to Ireland (1798) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | French support for Irish rebellion against British rule ⓘ |
| combatantSide1 | French and Irish rebel forces ⓘ |
| combatantSide2 | British-led garrison ⓘ |
| commander |
Bartholomew Teeling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerard Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ James McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Joseph Amable Humbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1798-08-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Ballinamuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedBritishForces | true ⓘ |
| involvedFrenchTroops | true ⓘ |
| involvedIrishRebels | true ⓘ |
| location |
Castlebar
NERFINISHED
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County Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Castlebar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
rapid retreat of British and loyalist forces
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temporary establishment of a short-lived Irish Republic in Connacht ⓘ |
| outcome | British-led garrison routed ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French landing at Killala Bay ⓘ |
| result | French and Irish rebel victory ⓘ |
| significance | major rebel victory during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
boosted morale of Irish rebels
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prompted British reinforcement of western Ireland ⓘ |
| strength | French and Irish force smaller than British-led garrison ⓘ |
| theatre | Western theatre of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponry |
artillery
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ |
| year | 1798 ⓘ |
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