Battle of Benburb

Battle of Benburb
	Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
	; Monro's position on Derrycreevy during the Battle of Benburb, seen from the Irish position on Drumflugh
Date	5 June 1646
Location	Benburb, County Tyrone54°24′43″N 6°44′46″W / 54.412°N 6.746°W
Result	Irish victory
Belligerents
Irish Confederates	Scots Covenanters Anglo-Irish Landlords;
Commanders and leaders
Owen Roe O'Neill; Rory Maguire	Robert Monro
Strength
5,000	6,000
Casualties and losses
c. 300	2,000–3,000
	Benburb class=notpageimage\| Ireland and Benburb

The Battle of Benburb took place on 5 June 1646 during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought between the Irish Confederates under Owen Roe O'Neill, and an army of Scottish Covenanters and Scottish/English settlers under Robert Monro. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Irish Confederates and ended Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement there.