BattlefieldsBattle of Ballyragget
English Civil War

Battle of Ballyragget

1650
Kilkenny, Ireland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Kilkenny, Ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Confederate Catholics (Leinster remnants)
Forces
Leinster Confederate Catholics c.800–1,500.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Cromwellian)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
Confederate forces in Kilkenny dispersed
The Battle

History & Significance

Part of Cromwell's systematic reduction of Confederate strongholds in Leinster after the falls of Drogheda and Wexford. By winter 1649–50, Cromwell was methodically clearing the Leinster towns and castles.

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