Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb took place on 5 June 1646 during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought between the Irish Confederates under Owen Roe O'Neill, and an army of Scottish Covenanters and Scottish/English settlers under Robert Monro. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Irish Confederates and ended Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement there.
| Battle of Benburb | |||||||
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| Part of the Irish Confederate Wars | |||||||
Monroe's position on Derrycreevy during the Battle of Benburb, seen from the Irish position on Drumflugh | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Irish Confederates |
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Owen Roe O'Neill Rory Maguire | Robert Monro | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| c.300 | 2,000–3,000 | ||||||
Benburb Ireland and Benburb | |||||||
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