What the records say
- When
- 28 May 1798
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.50° N, 6.57° W
- Description
- military action during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle of Enniscorthy
Military action during the Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Battle of Enniscorthy was a land battle fought on 28 May 1798, during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. An overwhelming force of rebels assailed the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, which was defended only by a 300-strong garrison supported by loyalist civilians.
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