Battle of Castlebar

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Battle of Castlebar
Part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
1887 illustration of the battle
Date 27 August 1798 Location Castlebar, County Mayo 53°51′39″N 9°17′56″W / 53.8608°N 9.2989°W / 53.8608; -9.2989 Result Franco-United Irishmen victory
Belligerents
United Irishmen France	Great Britain  Ireland
Commanders and leaders
Jean Humbert	Gerard Lake
Strength
1,100[1]-2,000	5,000[1]-6,000
Casualties and losses
200 killed or wounded[1]	400 killed or wounded[1], 800 captured,[1] Baggage and ammunition looted

The Battle of Castlebar was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 which occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo. A combined force of 2,000 French Revolutionary Army troops and United Irishmen rebels routed a British Crown force of 6,000 men mainly consisting of Irish militiamen led by Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake in what would later become known as the "Castlebar Races" or "Races of Castlebar".^[2]