Battle of Scarrifholis

When

21 Jun 1650

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

54.93° N, 7.80° W

Description

1650 battle

Battle on 21 June 1650 near Letterkenny during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

The Battle of Scarrifholis, also spelt Scariffhollis was fought on 21 June 1650, near Letterkenny in County Donegal during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. A force loyal to the Commonwealth of England under Charles Coote defeated the Catholic Ulster Army, commanded by Heber MacMahon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Scarrifholis: the Irish Catholic Ulster Army is routed by the English Parliamentarians under Charles Coote, near Letterkenny, with up to 3,000 dead”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht von Scarrifholis endet mit einem vernichtenden Sieg der englischen Parlamentstruppen über irische Konföderationseinheiten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page