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Battle of Glenmaquin | |||||||
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Part of the Irish Confederate Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Irish Confederates | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Robert Stewart | Sir Felim O'Neill | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000[1] | 6,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Low | 500[2] |
The Battle of Glenmaquin was a brief battle on 16 June 1642 during the Eleven Years' War. It was fought between the Royalist Laggan Army commanded by Sir Robert Stewart and Irish Confederate forces commanded by Sir Felim O'Neill. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Laggan Army with the Confederate forces suffering heavy losses.[3]