Battle of Arklow
| Battle of Arklow (1798) | |||||||
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| Part of the United Irishmen Rebellion | |||||||
One of the flags carried by the rebels. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Irishmen | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Francis Needham |
Billy Byrne Anthony Perry Edward Fitzgerald Michael Murphy † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,700 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| c. 100 dead | c. 500 dead | ||||||
The second Battle of Arklow took place during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 9 June when a force of United Irishmen from Wexford, estimated at 10,000 strong, launched an assault into County Wicklow, on the British-held town of Arklow, in an attempt to spread the rebellion into Wicklow and to threaten the capital of Dublin.