Battle of Ballynahinch
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The Battle of Ballynahinch was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Down, where United Irishmen forces were decisively defeated by British government troops, effectively crushing the uprising in Ulster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ballynahinch canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Ballynahinch 1798 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ballynahinch Context triple: [Battle of Antrim, followedBy, Battle of Ballynahinch]
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A.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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B.
Battle of Clontibret
The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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C.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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D.
Battle of Castlebar
The Battle of Castlebar was a 1798 engagement in County Mayo, Ireland, where a combined French and Irish rebel force routed a much larger British-led garrison during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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E.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ballynahinch Target entity description: The Battle of Ballynahinch was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Down, where United Irishmen forces were decisively defeated by British government troops, effectively crushing the uprising in Ulster.
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A.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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B.
Battle of Clontibret
The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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C.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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D.
Battle of Castlebar
The Battle of Castlebar was a 1798 engagement in County Mayo, Ireland, where a combined French and Irish rebel force routed a much larger British-led garrison during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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E.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ballynahinch 1798
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linked to:
Battle of Ballynahinch
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| armedForcesInvolved |
British Army
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Irish militia units ⓘ local yeomanry corps ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British government forces
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Irish militia ⓘ Society of United Irishmen ⓘ Yeomanry ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Ireland
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Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ Conflicts in 1798 ⓘ History of County Down ⓘ
linked to:
County Down
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| cause | United Irishmen uprising against British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthBritish | approximately 2,000–3,000 troops ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthUnitedIrishmen | approximately 4,000–7,000 men ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis Needham
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George Nugent ⓘ Henry Munro ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| consequence |
arrest and execution of Henry Munro
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collapse of organized rebel resistance in County Down ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date |
1798-06-12
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1798-06-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | mopping-up operations against remaining rebels in County Down ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Ballynahinch
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County Down ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| memorials | monuments in Ballynahinch commemorating the battle ⓘ |
| MunroExecuted | 1798-06-16 ⓘ |
| notableFeature | fighting around Windmill Hill near Ballynahinch ⓘ |
| outcome | United Irishmen forces routed ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ulster campaign of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
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linked to:
Irish Rebellion of 1798
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| precededBy | Battle of Saintfield ⓘ |
| region | north-east Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Antrim
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Battle of Vinegar Hill ⓘ |
| result | decisive British government victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of United Irishmen forces in Ulster
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effectively crushed the 1798 uprising in Ulster ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
artillery bombardment by British forces
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night attack on rebel positions ⓘ |
| year | 1798 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ballynahinch Description of subject: The Battle of Ballynahinch was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Down, where United Irishmen forces were decisively defeated by British government troops, effectively crushing the uprising in Ulster.
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linked to: Battle of Ballynahinch