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Battle of Kilcullen | |||||||
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Part of the United Irishmen Rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Irishmen |
Ireland Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ralph Dundas | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
200 -1,000 | 220 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
c.150 | c.40 |
The Battle of Kilcullen took place on 24 May 1798 near the two settlements of that name in County Kildare, and was one of the first engagements in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 consisting of two separate clashes between a force of United Irish rebels and government forces.