What the records say
- When
- 25 Oct 1650
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.17° N, 8.08° W
- Description
- battle during Cromwell's conquest of Ireland in 1650
Battle of Meelick Island
Battle during the Irish Confederate Wars in 1650
The Battle of Meelick Island took place on Meelick Island in the River Shannon, on the border between Connacht and Leinster in Ireland on 25 October 1650. It was fought between the Irish Confederates and the English Parliamentarians during the Irish Confederate Wars. The battle occurred when an English force under Colonel Daniel Axtell attacked the Connacht Irish army led by Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde.
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