Battle of Baginbun

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The Battle of Baginbun was a pivotal 1170 clash in County Wexford where Norman forces secured a crucial foothold in Ireland, helping to establish lasting Anglo-Norman control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Baginbun Head ⓘ
Fethard-on-Sea ⓘ
belligerent Anglo-Norman forces ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Normans

Irish forces ⓘ
Norman forces ⓘ
local Irish kings and chieftains ⓘ
combatantType Irish warriors ⓘ
Norman knights and soldiers ⓘ
conflictType Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
date 1170 ⓘ
describedAs pivotal clash in the Norman conquest of Ireland ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy further Norman campaigns in Leinster ⓘ
historicalRegion Lordship of Ireland (emerging) ⓘ
linked to: Lordship of Ireland
location Baginbun ⓘ
County Wexford ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ
notableConsequence facilitated further Anglo-Norman expansion in Ireland ⓘ
strengthening of Norman positions in Leinster ⓘ
partOf Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
precededBy initial Norman landings in Ireland ⓘ
result Norman victory ⓘ
significance helped establish lasting Anglo-Norman control in parts of Ireland ⓘ
secured a crucial Norman foothold in Ireland ⓘ
strategicImportance control of a landing place on the south coast of County Wexford ⓘ
year 1170 ⓘ

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Norman invasion of Ireland → hasPart → Battle of Baginbun ⓘ
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke → notableEvent → Battle of Baginbun (associated campaign) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Baginbun
Raymond FitzGerald → militaryConflict → Battle of Baginbun ⓘ