What the records say
- When
- 21 Jun 1798
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.50° N, 6.57° W
- Description
- major battle during the Irish Rebellion of 2020
Battle of Vinegar Hill
Battle of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
The Battle of Vinegar Hill was a military engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 between a force of approximately 13,000 government troops under the command of Gerard Lake and 16,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Anthony Perry.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Vinegar Hill fought in and nearby Enniscorthy”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des troupes britanniques face aux rebelles irlandais à la bataille de Vinegar Hill”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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