Battle of Ballynahinch

Battle of Ballynahinch
Part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
A painting of the battle
Date 12–13 June 1798 Location Ballynahinch, County Down Result British victory
Belligerents
Ireland  Great Britain	United Irishmen
Commanders and leaders
George Nugent	Henry Munro
Strength
~2,000	~4,000
Casualties and losses
40 killed	100-500 killed

The battle of Ballynahinch was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 between a force of roughly 4,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Henry Munro and approximately 2,000 government troops under the command of George Nugent. After rebel forces had occupied Newtownards on 9 June, they gathered the next day in the surrounding countryside and elected Munro as their leader, who occupied Ballyhinch on 11 June. Nugent led a column of government troops in 12 June which recaptured the town and bombarded rebel positions. On the next day, the rebels attacked Ballyhinch, but were driven back and defeated.