Ballynahinch was the decisive final engagement of the 1798 rebellion in Ulster. Its defeat ended organised armed resistance by the United Irishmen in the province. Munro, a Protestant linen merchant, had led the most coherent rebellion in Down, but his force was outmatched when government reinforcements arrived. The battle sealed the failure of the northern rebellion, and was followed by mass executions, transportations to Australia, and ultimately the Act of Union in 1800. Ballynahinch is remembered extensively in County Down tradition and in contemporary accounts by Mary Anne McCracken and other witnesses.
United Irish: 100–500 killed (disputed); Crown: approximately 40 killed
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