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| Battle of Knocknaclashy | |||||||
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| Part of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Confederates | Commonwealth of England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Viscount Muskerry | Lord Broghill | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 | 2,000 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 500 |
26 killed 130 wounded | ||||||
Battle of Knocknaclashy
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The battle of Knocknaclashy (also known as Knockbrack), took place in County Cork in southern Ireland in 1651. In it, an Irish Confederate force led by Viscount Muskerry was defeated by an English Parliamentarian force under Lord Broghill. It was the final pitched battle of the Irish Confederate Wars and one of the last of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.