BattlefieldsBattle of Benburb
English Civil War

Battle of Benburb

1646
northern_ireland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
northern_ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Scottish Covenanters; Laggan Army
Forces
Scottish Covenanters; Laggan Army: 6,000
VS
Victor
Irish Confederates
Forces
Irish Confederates: 5,000
Outcome
Confederate victory
The Battle

History & Significance

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.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

Irish Confederates: 300 | Scottish Covenanters; Laggan Army: 2,000 killed and captured

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