Battle of Ballymore Hill

Ballymore Hill, battle of

Ballymore Hill, battle of, 1798. Father Murphy, leading the Wexford rebels, ambushed a small detachment of British troops on 4 June near Enniscorthy, killing their commander, Colonel Lambert Walpole, and taking several guns. Though no more than a skirmish, it gave great encouragement to the rebels.

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Ballymore Hill, battle of

Ballymore Hill, battle of, 1798. Father Murphy, leading the Wexford rebels, ambushed a small detachment of British troops on 4 June near Enniscorthy, killing their commander, Colonel Lambert Walpole. Though no more than a skirmish, it gave great encouragement to the rebels.

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