Battle of New Ross (1643)

52°26′02″N 6°50′28″W / 52.434°N 6.841°W / 52.434; -6.841

Battle of New Ross
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
Date18 March 1643
Location
Ballinvegga, County Wexford
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists Irish Confederates
Commanders and leaders
Marquess of Ormond
Sir Francis Willoughby
Thomas Preston
Strength
3,700 6,000
Casualties and losses
20[1] 500[1]
Battle of New Ross (1643) is located in Ireland
Ballinvegga
Ballinvegga
Belfast
Belfast
Dublin
Dublin
New Ross
New Ross
Ireland showing New Ross and Ballinvegga

The Battle of New Ross also known as the Battle of Ballinvegga occurred on 18 March 1643 during the Irish Confederate Wars when the Leinster Confederates commanded by Thomas Preston were routed at Ballinvegga in County Wexford by Royalist forces commanded by the Marquess of Ormond.[2]