Battle of Castlebar
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battle-of-castlebar-161-4984439
title:
Battle of Castlebar
text:
The Battle of Castlebar was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 which occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo. A combined force of 2,000 French Revolutionary Army troops and United Irishmen rebels routed a British Crown force of 6,000 men mainly consisting of Irish militiamen led by Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake in what would later become known as the "Castlebar Races" or "Races of Castlebar".
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description:
1798 engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Castlebar
date created:
2005-07-29T11:26:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T09:44:35Z
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