Battle

Battle of Ballymore-Eustace

24 May 1798 · 53.81° N, 6.37° W

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When
24 May 1798
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
53.81° N, 6.37° W
Description
battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798

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Battle of Ballymore-Eustace

Battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Battle of Ballymore-Eustace was one of the events in the United Irish rebellion of 1798. It took place on 24 May 1798 after the stationing of the 9th Dragoons, and members of the Tyrone, Antrim and Armagh Militias at Ballymore in County Kildare near the Kildare-Wicklow border on 10 May. The town had been recently garrisoned by almost 200 soldiers and militia who had been sent to repress sedition in the area.

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