Battle of Clones
| Battle of Clones | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Irish Confederate Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Irish Confederates | Royalists | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Owen Roe O'Neill | Sir Robert Stewart | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Ulster Army | Laggan Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 1,600 | c. 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| c. 150 | 29 | ||||||
Clones
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The Battle of Clones occurred on 13 June 1643 during the Irish Confederate Wars, when Irish Confederate forces commanded by Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill (Owen Roe O'Neill) were decisively defeated near Clones in County Monaghan by the Protestant Laggan Army commanded by Sir Robert Stewart.
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