Battle of Oulart Hill
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The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Oulart Hill canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5535395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Oulart Hill Context triple: [Father John Murphy, notableBattle, Battle of Oulart Hill]
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Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
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B.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
Battle of Eachroim
The Battle of Eachroim, better known as the Battle of Aughrim (1691), was a decisive engagement in the Williamite War in Ireland that effectively ended Jacobite resistance and secured Protestant ascendancy.
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D.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
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E.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Oulart Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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A.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
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B.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
Battle of Eachroim
The Battle of Eachroim, better known as the Battle of Aughrim (1691), was a decisive engagement in the Williamite War in Ireland that effectively ended Jacobite resistance and secured Protestant ascendancy.
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D.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
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E.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| armedWith |
limited firearms for rebels
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pikes ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Crown forces
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linked to:
British forces
Irish rebels ⓘ United Irishmen ⓘ Yeomanry ⓘ |
| casualtiesBritishForces | heavy ⓘ |
| casualtiesIrishRebels | light ⓘ |
| cause |
implementation of repressive measures against suspected United Irishmen
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tensions between local population and British authorities ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
British forces on the other side
ⓘ
Irish rebels on one side ⓘ |
| commander |
Colonel Foote
ⓘ
Father John Murphy ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 1798-05-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Enniscorthy
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Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
County Wexford
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Ireland ⓘ Leinster ⓘ Oulart Hill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeat of a better-armed British yeomanry force by poorly armed rebels
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role of Catholic priest Father John Murphy as rebel leader ⓘ |
| opponentArmedWith |
artillery absent or minimal
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bayonets ⓘ muskets ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Wexford Rebellion ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of rebellion in County Wexford ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Enniscorthy
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Oulart ⓘ Vinegar Hill ⓘ |
| result | Irish rebel victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted morale of Irish insurgents
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decisive early victory for Irish rebels in County Wexford ⓘ encouraged spread of rebellion in Wexford ⓘ |
| strengthBritishForces | approximately 100 to 120 yeomanry ⓘ |
| strengthIrishRebels | approximately 1,000 to 2,000 insurgents ⓘ |
| tactics |
ambush on elevated ground
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use of pikes by rebels ⓘ |
| year | 1798 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Oulart Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
Referenced by (4)
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