BattlefieldsBattle site (Ballymacormick)
Jacobite Risings

Battle site (Ballymacormick)

1689
northern_ireland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
northern_ireland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Williamites
VS
Victor
Jacobites under Richard Hamilton
Outcome
Decisive Jacobite victory; Williamites routed and fled in disorder
The Battle

History & Significance

The Battle of Ballymacormick, fought on 14 March 1689 and more commonly known as the Break of Dromore, took place approximately one mile outside the town of Dromore in County Down, on the Milebush Road. The engagement was contested between Jacobite forces under the command of Richard Hamilton and the opposing Williamite forces. The Jacobites decisively routed their opponents, who fled in disorder from the field of battle.

Confirmed battlefield location
Buried history

The Williamite rout at Dromore was so complete that the fleeing forces left some 400 dead upon the field, and the Jacobite victory opened the road northwards entirely: following the Break of Dromore, Hamilton's forces met no further resistance as they advanced and occupied Belfast.

Casualties & Losses

Approximately 400 Williamite dead

Forces Involved

Jacobites under Richard Hamilton versus Williamite forces

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