Battle of Knocknanuss
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52.52°N 7.89°W / 52.52; -7.89
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Battle of Knocknanuss | |||||||
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Part of the Irish Confederate Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Parliamentarians | Confederates | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Baron Inchiquin |
Earl of Carlingford Sir Alistair MacColl † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,000 foot 1,200 horse[1] |
7,000 foot 1,200 horse[1][2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Up to 1,000 | Over 3,000 |
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The Battle of Knocknanauss was fought in 1647, during the Irish Confederate Wars, part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, between Confederate Ireland’s Munster army and an English Parliamentarian army under Murrough O’Brien. The battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the Irish Confederates.