Battle of Enniscorthy

Battle of Enniscorthy
	Part of the Irish Rebellion
	; County Wexford, 1798 Monument
Date	28 May 1798
Location	Enniscorthy, County Wexford
Result	Irish victory; British abandon Enniscorthy.;
Belligerents
United Irishmen	British Army Loyalists;
Commanders and leaders
John Murphy; 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 during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, on 28 May 1798, when 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 Fr John Murphy had massacred a detachment of the North Cork militia, amounting to 110 officers and men.^[2]^: 92–93

^ ^a ^b Dickson, p. 71.
^ Maxwell, W. H. History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798. H. H. Bohn, London 1854

[Dp171-1] Dickson, p. 71.

[maxwell-2] Maxwell, W. H. History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798. H. H. Bohn, London 1854

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