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Battle of Collooney / Carricknagat
Part of the Irish Rebellion

The monument commemorating the battle.
Date5 September 1798
Location
Collooney, County Sligo
54°11′30″N 8°29′36″W / 54.1917°N 8.4932°W / 54.1917; -8.4932
Result Irish/French victory
Belligerents
Battle of Collooney United Irishmen
Battle of Collooney France

Kingdom of Great Britain British Army

  • Kingdom of Ireland Irish loyalists
Commanders and leaders
Jean Humbert Sir Gerard Lake
Charles Vereker
Strength
2,000–3,000 ~500
Casualties and losses
10 dead 120 dead, 100 captured

The Battle of Collooney, also called the Battle of Carricknagat, refers to a battle which occurred on 5 September during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 when a combined force of French troops and Irish rebels defeated a force of British troops outside of Collooney near Sligo Town.

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