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Battle of Arklow

Battle of Arklow was a battle fought in November 1649 at Arklow, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Irish Confederate Wars, which ran from 1641 to 1653. The recorded result: Commonwealth victory. Recorded strength: 500 Cavalry; 1,500 Infantry against 2,500 Cavalry.

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FoughtNovember 1649
WhereArklow, Ireland52.794N, 6.165W
OutcomeCommonwealth victory
BelligerentsCommonwealth of EnglandagainstRoyalists; Irish Confederation
Casualties and lossesLowandLow
Part ofIrish Confederate Wars1641 to 1653

Where it sits in the Irish Confederate Wars

Battle of Julianstown, 1641Battle of Kilrush, 1642Battle of Glenmaquin, 1642Battle of Liscarroll, 1642Battle of New Ross, 1643Battle of Cloughleagh, 1643Battle of Clones, 1643Battle of Portlester, 1643Siege of Duncannon, 1645Battle of Benburb, 1646Battle of Dungan's Hill, 1647Battle of Knocknanuss, 1647Battle of Rathmines, 1649Siege of Drogheda, 1649Sack of Wexford, 1649Battle of Arklow, 1649Siege of Waterford, 1649Battle of Lisnagarvey, 1649Siege of Kilkenny, 1650Siege of Clonmel, 1650Siege of Waterford, 1650Battle of Tecroghan, 1650Siege of Charlemont, 1650Siege of Limerick, 1651Siege of Galway, 165116411651Battle of Arklow, 1649
25 placed engagements of the Irish Confederate Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1649 (month precision)
PlaceArklow, Ireland
52.794N, 6.165W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength500 Cavalry; 1,500 Infantry2,500 Cavalry
Casualties and lossesLowLow
Commanders
  • Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
  • Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford
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Battle of Arklow is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870335, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arklow (1649), revision 1370432472, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.