Battle of Three Rocks

Battle of Three Rocks
	Part of the Irish Rebellion
	; Monument at the site of the battle. Erected in 1952.
Date	30 May 1798
Location	Forth Mountain, County Wexford
Result	Irish victory.; British abandon Wexford.
Belligerents
United Irishmen	British Army Loyalists;
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Cloney; Robert Carty; John Kelly; Michael Furlong	Captain Adams; Lieutenant Birch
Strength
1,000–2,000	100
Casualties and losses
Unknown	70 dead, 18 captured

The Battle of Three Rocks was a United Irish victory during the Wexford Rebellion, a part of the 1798 rebellion, against a British artillery column marching to reinforce Wexford town against anticipated rebel attack.

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