What the records say
- When
- 15 Apr 1642
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.06° N, 6.86° W
- Description
- 1642 battle
Battle of Kilrush
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
The Battle of Kilrush was a fought during the Irish Confederate Wars. It was fought on 15 April 1642 between a Royalist army under the Earl of Ormonde and Irish Confederate troops commanded by Lord Mountgarret.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Kilrush: English troops under the James Butler, Earl of Ormonde defeat Irish rebels under James's cousin, Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht von Kilrush zwischen einer englischen Armee unter James Butler und einer Truppe schlecht ausgerüsteter und untrainierter irischer Rebellen unter…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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