List of Major Engagements During The Rebellion
Date | Location | Battle | Result |
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24 May | Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare | Battle of Ballymore-Eustace | United Irishmen repulsed |
24 May | Naas, County Kildare | Battle of Naas | United Irishmen repulsed |
24–28 May | Rathangan, County Kildare | Battle of Rathangan | United Irish victory, rebels repulsed 28 May |
24 May | Prosperous, County Kildare | Battle of Prosperous | United Irish victory |
24 May | Old Kilcullen, County Kildare | Battle of Old Kilcullen | United Irish defeat Cavalry force and advance on Kilcullen |
24 May | Kilcullen, County Kildare | Battle of Kilcullen | British abandon Kilcullen |
25 May | Carnew, County Wicklow | Carnew massacre | British execute 38 prisoners |
25 May | Dunlavin, County Wicklow | Dunlavin Green massacre | British execute 36 prisoners |
25 May | Carlow, County Carlow | Battle of Carlow | British victory, rising in Carlow crushed |
26 May | The Harrow, County Wexford | Battle of the Harrow | United Irish victory |
26 May | Hill of Tara, County Meath | Battle of Tara Hill | British victory, Rising in Meath defeated |
27 May | Oulart, County Wexford | Battle of Oulart Hill | United Irish victory |
28 May | Enniscorthy, County Wexford | Battle of Enniscorthy | United Irish victory |
29 May | Curragh, County Kildare | Gibbet Rath massacre | British execute 300–500 rebels |
30 May | Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow | Battle of Newtownmountkennedy | British victory |
30 May | Forth Mountain, County Wexford | Battle of Three Rocks | United Irish victory, Wexford taken |
1 June | Bunclody, County Wexford | Battle of Bunclody | British victory |
4 June | Tuberneering, County Wexford | Battle of Tuberneering | United Irish victory, British counter-attack repulsed |
5 June | New Ross, County Wexford | Battle of New Ross | British victory |
5 June | Scullabogue, County Wexford | Scullabogue massacre | Irish rebels kill 100–200 loyalists |
7 June | Antrim, County Antrim | Battle of Antrim | United Irishmen repulsed |
9 June | Arklow, County Wicklow | Battle of Arklow | United Irishmen repulsed |
9 June | Saintfield, County Down | Battle of Saintfield | United Irish victory |
12–13 June | Ballynahinch, County Down | Battle of Ballynahinch | British victory |
19 June | Shannonvale, County Cork | Battle of the Big Cross | British victory |
19 June | near Kilcock, County Kildare | Battle of Ovidstown | British victory |
20 June | Foulkesmill, County Wexford | Battle of Foulksmills | British victory |
21 June | Enniscorthy, County Wexford | Battle of Vinegar Hill | British victory |
30 June | near Carnew, County Wicklow | Battle of Ballyellis | United Irish victory |
27 August | Castlebar, County Mayo | Battle of Castlebar | United Irish/French victory |
5 September | Collooney, County Sligo | Battle of Collooney | United Irish/French victory |
8 September | Ballinamuck, County Longford | Battle of Ballinamuck | British victory |
23 September | Killala, County Mayo | Battle of Killala | British victory |
12 October | near Tory Island, County Donegal | Battle of Tory Island | British victory |
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