Battle of New Ross (1643)

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Battle of New Ross
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
Date 18 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]

Ballinvegga

Belfast

Dublin

New Ross

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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]