What the records say
- When
- Jul 1651
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.11° N, 8.96° W
- Description
- 1651 battle
Battle of Knocknaclashy
Battle during Comwell's conquest of Ireland in 1651
The battle of Knocknaclashy, took place in County Cork, Ireland in 1651. In it, an Irish Confederate force led by Viscount Muskerry was defeated by an English Parliamentarian force under Lord Broghill. It was the final pitched battle of the Irish Confederate Wars and one of the last of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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