Battle of Arklow

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The Battle of Arklow was a significant engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in which British forces repelled a major offensive by United Irish rebels in County Wicklow.

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Battle of Arklow canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Crown forces ⓘ
United Irishmen ⓘ
campaign Wexford campaign of the 1798 rebellion ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses dozens of British casualties ⓘ
several hundred rebel casualties ⓘ
combatant British government forces ⓘ
linked to: British forces

United Irish rebels ⓘ
commander Anthony Perry ⓘ
Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey ⓘ
Gerard Lake ⓘ
Joseph Holt ⓘ
conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
date 1798-06-09 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ
hasCategory Battles of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
Conflicts in 1798 ⓘ
History of County Wicklow ⓘ
linked to: County Wicklow
location Arklow ⓘ
County Wicklow ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
notableFeature heavy use of artillery and musket fire by British defenders ⓘ
large-scale frontal assault by rebel forces on fortified town ⓘ
partOf Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ
precededBy Battle of New Ross ⓘ
rebelsObjective capture of Arklow as a step towards Dublin ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicImportance halted rebel advance towards Dublin from the south ⓘ
secured British control of coastal route in County Wicklow ⓘ
strength c. 1,500–2,000 British troops ⓘ
c. 10,000–20,000 United Irish rebels ⓘ
theatre Irish theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
townDefendedBy British garrison ⓘ
year 1798 ⓘ

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Battle of New Ross → followedBy → Battle of Arklow ⓘ