Battle of Benburb
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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.
1646
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Location: 54.412, -6.746, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1646 Battle of Benburb
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Plan of the battle of Benburb (c. 1907)Plan of the battle of Benburb (c. 1907)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1595 | Battle of Clontibret | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1598 | Battle of the Yellow Ford | battle, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1646 | Battle of Benburb | battle, Covenanters | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1650 | Siege of Charlemont | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1795 | Battle of the Diamond | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1990 | South Armagh sniper campaign | United Kingdom, Provisional Irish Republican Army, military campaign | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Clare Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Roxborough Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1602 | Charlemont Fort | fort, barracks | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1960 | Northern Irelands Secret Bunker - Cold War Museum | Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Plan of the battle of Benburb (c. 1907) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Plan of the battle of Benburb (c. 1907) | Commons | ||