Battle of Glenmaquin

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Battle of Glenmaquin
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
Date 16 June 1642 Location Glenmaquin, County Donegal Result Crown victory
Belligerents
Royalists Scottish and English settlers	Irish Confederates
Commanders and leaders
Sir Robert Stewart	Sir Felim O'Neill
Strength
2,000[1]	6,000[1]
Casualties and losses
low	500[2]

Glenmaquin

Belfast

Dublin

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Ireland and Glenmaquin

The Battle of Glenmaquin was a brief battle on 16 June 1642 during the Eleven Years' War. It was fought between the Royalist Laggan Army commanded by Sir Robert Stewart and Irish Confederate forces commanded by Sir Felim O'Neill. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Laggan Army with the Confederate forces suffering heavy losses.^[3]