Battle of Castlebar
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 by Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake in what would later become known as the "Castlebar Races" or "Races of Castlebar".
| Battle of Castlebar | |||||||
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| Part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 | |||||||
1887 illustration of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Irishmen France |
Great Britain Ireland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jean Humbert | Gerard Lake | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,100-2,000 | 5,000-6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 killed or wounded |
400 killed or wounded, 800 captured, Baggage and ammunition looted | ||||||
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