The Battle of Meelick Island took place on the river Shannon, on the border between Connaught and Leinster, in Ireland in October 1650. It was fought between the armies of Confederate Ireland and the English Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The battle occurred when an English force under Colonel Daniel Axtell attacked the Connaught Irish army led by Clanricarde. The result was the rout of the Connaught army by Axtell's soldiers.

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  • 1650-10-25 (xsd:date)
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  • c.900
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  • English Parliamentarians
  • Irish Confederate Catholics
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  • Irish Defeat, rout of the Connaught army.
dbpedia-owl:MilitaryConflict/strength
  • 4000 foot, 500 horse
  • c.3000 including some horse
dbpedia-owl:causalties
  • c.900
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  • English Parliamentarians
  • Irish Confederate Catholics
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dbpedia-owl:date
  • 1650-10-25 (xsd:date)
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  • Irish Defeat, rout of the Connaught army.
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  • 4000 foot, 500 horse
  • c.3000 including some horse
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  • The Battle of Meelick Island took place on the river Shannon, on the border between Connaught and Leinster, in Ireland in October 1650. It was fought between the armies of Confederate Ireland and the English Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The battle occurred when an English force under Colonel Daniel Axtell attacked the Connaught Irish army led by Clanricarde. The result was the rout of the Connaught army by Axtell's soldiers.
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  • c.900
  • low
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  • Battle of Meelick Island
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  • 25 October 1650
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  • Meelick Island, on the river Shannon, 12 kilometres (eight miles) North-West of Birr
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  • Irish Defeat, rout of the Connaught army.
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  • 4000 foot, 500 horse
  • c.3000 including some horse
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  • The Battle of Meelick Island took place on the river Shannon, on the border between Connaught and Leinster, in Ireland in October 1650. It was fought between the armies of Confederate Ireland and the English Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The battle occurred when an English force under Colonel Daniel Axtell attacked the Connaught Irish army led by Clanricarde. The result was the rout of the Connaught army by Axtell's soldiers.
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  • Battle of Meelick Island
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  • Battle of Meelick Island
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