Battle of Ashbourne

Battle of Ashbourne
	Part of the Easter Rising
	; Thomas Ashe, leader of the Volunteer Forces
Date	28 April 1916
Location	Ashbourne, County Meath
Result	Volunteer Victory
Belligerents
Irish rebel forces: Irish Volunteers; ;	British forces: Royal Irish Constabulary; ;
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Ashe; Richard Mulcahy;	County Inspector Gray;
Strength
35-45 Volunteers	74 RIC Officers
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 5 wounded;	8 killed; 18 wounded;
	1 Civilian killed; Total killed: 11;

The Battle of Ashbourne took place, near Ashbourne, County Meath, during the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916. The Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic. It was the first armed conflict of the Irish revolutionary period. The Battle of Ashbourne would be the only significant conflict to occur outside Dublin.