The Battle of New Ross was a military engagement which took place in New Ross, County Wexford during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was fought between the Society of United Irishmen rebels and government forces garrisoning the town. The attack on the town of New Ross on the River Barrow, was an attempt by the recently victorious rebels to break out of county Wexford across the river Barrow and to spread the rebellion into county Kilkenny and the nearby province of Munster.
Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
On June 5, in the year 1798, Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 5, one of 376 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on June 5, 1798 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
- The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
- Wikipedia source last updated on 4 June 2026.
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