What the records say
- When
- 19 Jun 1798
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.22° N, 6.67° W
- Description
- battle in the 1798 Irish Rebellion
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Battle of Ovidstown
Battle in the 1798 Irish Rebellion
The battle of Ovidstown was a military engagement between British Crown forces and United Irishmen rebels during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 near the town of Kilcock, County Kildare. Despite the initial failures experienced by the United Irishmen in County Kildare during the first months of the rebellion, the consolidation of government forces in the town of Naas and the priority given by the Dublin Castle administra…
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