| Battle of Rathangan | |||||||
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| Part of theUnited Irishmen Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Irishmen |  Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Captain Doorley | Captain James Spencer Lieutenant-ColonelStephen Mahon | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 dead | 20 dead | ||||||
TheBattle of Rathangan was a military engagement between the forces of the British Crown and theUnited Irishmen during the 1798 rebellion.
On 24 May 1798 a group of rebels from theUnited Irishmen led by a Captain Doorley attacked the town ofRathangan, County Kildare, which was being defended by a small corps ofyeomanry led by Captain James Spencer; the rebels held the town for four days.[1] On 28 May 1798 two squadrons of the7th Dragoon Guards were sent to re-capture the town. The commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Mahon, took one squadron into the town while the other waited outside. A pitched battle then took place with heavy losses on both sides.[2]
Battle of Rathangan.
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