Battle of Vinegar Hill
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The Battle of Vinegar Hill was a military engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 between a force of approximately 13,000 government troops under the command of Gerard Lake and 16,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Anthony Perry. The battle, a major rebel defeat, took place on 21 June 1798 on a large rebel camp on Vinegar Hill and in the streets of Enniscorthy, County Wexford and marked the last major attempt by the rebels to hold and control territory taken in Wexford.
1798
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1798 Battle of Vinegar Hill
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1169 | Siege of Wexford | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1394 | Battle of Ros-Mhic-Thriúin | Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of New Ross | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1649 | Sack of Wexford | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of the Harrow | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Oulart Hill | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Enniscorthy | battle, Society of United Irishmen | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Three Rocks | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Bunclody | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of New Ross | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Foulksmills | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1798 | Battle of Vinegar Hill | battle | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Coolhill Castle | national monument of Ireland, keep | Wikidata | |