What the records say
- When
- 6 Dec 1649
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.52° N, 6.04° W
- Description
- 1649 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Lisnagarvey
The Battle of Lisnagarvey was fought on 6 December 1649, near Lisnagarvey during the Irish Confederate Wars, an associated conflict of the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Forces loyal to the Commonwealth of England defeated an army supporting Charles II of England, composed of Royalists and Scots Covenanters.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Scottish defenders of Ireland are defeated by Cromwell's forces in the Battle of Lisnagarvey in County Antrim, with 1,500 Scots killed or captured”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page