What the records say
- When
- 9 Jun 1798
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.79° N, 6.16° W
- Description
- 1798 second battle of Arklow
Battle of Arklow
Battle of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Battle of Arklow took place during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 9 June when a force of United Irishmen from Wexford, estimated at 10,000 strong, launched an assault into County Wicklow, on the British-held town of Arklow, in an attempt to spread the rebellion into Wicklow and to threaten the capital of Dublin.
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