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Ballinamuk


Battle Name : Ballinamuk

Date(s) : 08 September 1798

Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the Second Coalition ,

Outcome : A victory for Anglo-Irish Force over French Forces

Type of battle : Land

Summary

Having failed to raise the population and running short of provisions the French were faced with a numerically superior force. This time the British did not break and the French surrendered. Thirty-six of the two hundred and fifty Irish rebels among them were hanged.

Location

A town in central Ireland near Lough Corrib about seven miles northeast of Galway.

Casualty figures

French Forces

Number engaged :
1,100

Casualties :
1,100 (100.00%)

Anglo-Irish Force

Number engaged :
8,000

Casualties :
0 (0.00%)