52°47′39″N 6°09′54″W / 52.7941°N 6.1649°W
Battle of Arklow (1649) | |||||||
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Part of the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2,500 Cavalry[1] |
500 Cavalry 1,500 Infantry[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Low | Low |
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]