Battle of Enniscorthy
| Battle of Enniscorthy | |||||||
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| Part of the Irish Rebellion | |||||||
County Wexford, 1798 Monument | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Irishmen | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Edward Roche Fr. Michael Murphy |
Captain Pounden (Enniscorthy Inf, Overall Command) (KIA) Captain William Snowe (N Cork Mil) Captain De Courcy (N Cork Mil) Captain Richards (Enniscorthy Cav) Captain Grogan (Heathfield Cav) Captain Cornock (Scarawalsh Inf) Lieutenant Spring (volunteer, half pay, 63rd Regt) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000–7,000 | 331 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~100–500 killed | ~100 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Enniscorthy was a land battle fought on 28 May 1798, during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. An overwhelming force of rebels assailed the town of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, which was defended only by a 300-strong garrison supported by loyalist civilians. On the previous day at nearby Oulart, several thousand rebels led by Father John Murphy had massacred a detachment of the North Cork militia, amounting to 110 officers and men.: 92–93