Battle of Castlebar
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The Battle of Castlebar was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 which occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo. A combined force of approximately 800 French troops and 2,000 United Irishmen rebels commanded by Jean Joseph Amable Humbert routed a British Crown force of 3,000–4,000 men led by Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake in what would later become known as the "Castlebar Races" or "Races of Castlebar". During the battle, the French, although they had veterans in the ranks, fought in an exhausted state after long mountain marches, and the United Irishmen were exhausted for the same reason; Lake's army was in an advantageous defensive position but at the same time had a significant number of untrained Irish militiamen in their ranks, which routed in the face of the Franco-United Irishmen assault.
1798
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Kingdom of Ireland, 
Iris, Iris,
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Location: 53.8608, -9.2989, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1798 | Irish Republic | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Ballina | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Castlebar | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1922 | Battle of Newport | battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Ballinrobe | fort | Wikidata | |