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Battle of Ballinalee

Battle of Ballinalee was a battle fought in 1920 at Ballinalee, in what is now Ireland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ballinalee. It was part of the Irish War of Independence, which ran from 1919 to 1921. The recorded result: IRA victory. Recorded strength: ~4 against ~100.

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Fought1920
WhereBallinalee, Ireland53.767N, 7.633W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIRA victory
Belligerentsborder|22px Irish Republican ArmyagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Casualties and lossesNoneandUnknown (perhaps 20)
Part ofIrish War of Independence1919 to 1921

Where it sits in the Irish War of Independence

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3 placed engagements of the Irish War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1920 (year precision)
PlaceBallinalee, Ireland
53.767N, 7.633W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength~4~100
Casualties and lossesNoneUnknown (perhaps 20)
Commanders
  • Seán Mac Eoin
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Placed at Ballinalee; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Ballinalee is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Ireland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ballinalee, revision 1375555294, 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.