Break of Dromore

54°25′01″N 6°08′56″W / 54.417°N 6.149°W / 54.417; -6.149

Break of Dromore
Part of the Williamite War in Ireland
Date14 March 1689
Location
Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Williamites Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Montgomery
Arthur Rawdon
Henry Baker
Richard Hamilton
Strength
3,000 2,000
Casualties and losses
~100 missing Low

The Break of Dromore took place on 14 March 1689 near Dromore, County Down in the early stages of the Williamite War in Ireland. It featured Catholic Jacobite troops under Richard Hamilton and Protestant Williamite militia led by Hugh Montgomery and Arthur Rawdon.

The Protestant forces were taken by surprise and there was little fighting, reflected in the term "Break", a Scottish word for rout. Victory secured Eastern Ulster for the Jacobites but they failed to fully exploit their success.