Battle of Newtownbutler

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Battle of Newtownbutler
Part of the Williamite War in Ireland
Date31 July 1689
Location
Result Williamite victory
Belligerents
Williamites Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Wolseley The 1st Viscount Mountcashel Surrendered
Strength
2,000 5,000
Casualties and losses
Low 2,000 killed, 400 men and 40 officers captured (Williamite claim)
800-900 killed, wounded and missing (modern estimate)

The Battle of Newtownbutler took place near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1689 and was part of the Williamite War in Ireland between the forces of William III and Mary II and those of King James II.


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