Battle of Newtownbutler
Battle in County Fermanagh, Ireland in 1689 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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54.184°N 7.366°W / 54.184; -7.366
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Battle of Newtownbutler | |||||||
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Part of the Williamite War in Ireland | |||||||
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Williamites | Jacobites | ||||||
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Colonel Wolseley | The 1st Viscount Mountcashel | ||||||
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2,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
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2,000 killed, 400 men and 40 officers captured (Williamite claim) 800-900 killed, wounded and missing (modern estimate) | ||||||
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The Battle of Newtownbutler took place near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1689 and was part of the Williamite War in Ireland between the forces of William III and Mary II and those of King James II.