Battle of Arklow (1649)

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Battle of Arklow (1649)
Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland
Date 1 November 1649 Location Near Arklow, County Wicklow Result English victory
Belligerents
Commonwealth of England	Royalists Irish Confederation
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Nelson	Earl of Inchiquin Earl of Carlingford
Strength
500 Cavalry 1,500 Infantry[1]	2,500 Cavalry[1]
Casualties and losses
Low	Low

Arklow

Belfast

Dublin

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Ireland and Arklow

The Battle of Arklow was a minor skirmish that took place at Glascarrig on the coast road near Arklow in County Wicklow on 1 November 1649. It was fought between the army of the Parliamentarians and the combined forces of the Irish Royalists and Confederates during the Irish Confederate Wars.^[2]