Battle of Meelick Island

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Battle of Meelick Island
Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland
Date25 October 1650
Location
Result Parliamentarian victory
Belligerents
Irish Confederates Parliamentarians
Commanders and leaders
Marquess of Clanricarde Colonel Daniel Axtell
Strength
4,000 foot[1]
500 horse[1]
3,000
Casualties and losses
1,000[1] Low
Battle of Meelick Island is located in Ireland
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The Battle of Meelick Island took place on Meelick Island in the River Shannon, on the border between Connacht and Leinster in Ireland on 25 October 1650. It was fought between the Irish Confederates and the English Parliamentarians during the Irish Confederate Wars. The battle occurred when an English force under Colonel Daniel Axtell attacked the Connacht Irish army led by Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde. The result was the rout of the Connacht army by Axtell's soldiers.