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Battle of Macroom

Battle of Macroom was a battle fought on 10 May 1650 at Macroom, in what is now Ireland. It was part of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The recorded result: English victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 foot; 300 horse against 1,500 horse.

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Castle Macroom
Castle Macroom. Joebater at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 May 1650
WhereMacroom, Ireland51.904N, 8.957W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsIrish ConfederationagainstCommonwealth of England
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundred killedandLow
Part ofCromwellian conquest of Ireland

Where it sits in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

Battle of Macroom, 1650Battle of Scarrifholis, 1650Battle of Meelick Island, 1650Battle of Knocknaclashy, 165116501651Battle of Macroom, 1650
4 placed engagements of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 May 1650
PlaceMacroom, Ireland
51.904N, 8.957W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength4,000 foot; 300 horse1,500 horse
Casualties and lossesSeveral hundred killedLow
Commanders
  • Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
Battle of MacroomBattle of MacroomBattle of KnocknaclashyBattle of CallannSiege of CorkSiege of KinsaleBattle of LiscarrollBattle of KnocknaclashyBattle of CallannSiege of KinsaleBattle of LiscarrollLimerickKilkennyKillarneyTraleeShannon100 km51.904N, 8.957W
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Battle of Macroom 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 Q491997, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Macroom, revision 1370448473, 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.