BattlefieldsBattle of Lisnagarvey
English Civil War

Battle of Lisnagarvey

1649
northern_ireland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
northern_ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists; Scots Covenanters
Forces
Royalists; Scots Covenanters: 5,000
VS
Victor
English Parliamentarians
Forces
English Parliamentarians: 3,000
Outcome
Parliamentarian victory
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Lisnagarvey was fought on 6 December 1649, near Lisnagarvey during the Irish Confederate Wars, an associated conflict of the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Forces loyal to the Commonwealth of England defeated an army supporting Charles II of England, composed of Royalists and Scots Covenanters. In early December, Sir Charles Coote and Robert Venables advanced on Carrickfergus, the only northern port not controlled by the Commonwealth. Covenanter leader George Munro joined forces with his Royalist colleague Lord Clandeboye in order to prevent this.

Casualties & Losses

English Parliamentarians: Minimal | Royalists; Scots Covenanters: 1,500 killed or captured

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