53°40′13″N 6°16′49″W / 53.670222°N 6.280191°W
| Battle of Julianstown | |||||||
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| Part of the Irish Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Royalists |
 Irish Catholic rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sir Patrick Wemyss Sergeant Major Roper |
Philip O'Reilly Miles O'Reilly | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 650[1] | 3,000[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 killed or captured[3] | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Julianstown was fought on 27 November 1641 near Julianstown in County Louth during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. A force sent by the Dublin government to reinforce the garrison of Drogheda was ambushed by Irish rebels and nearly destroyed.[4]
- ^ Nicholas (1736), p. 21.
- ^ Perceval-Maxwell (1994), p. 222.
- ^ Perceval-Maxwell (1994), p. 223.
- ^ Manganiello 2004, p. 288.