Battle of Benburb

Battle of Benburb
Part of the Irish Confederate Wars
Monroe's position on Derrycreevy during the Battle of Benburb, seen from the Irish position on Drumflugh
Date 5 June 1646 Location Benburb, County Tyrone 54°24′43″N 6°44′46″W / 54.412°N 6.746°W / 54.412; -6.746 Result Irish victory
Belligerents
Irish Confederates	Scots Covenanters Anglo-Irish Landlords
Commanders and leaders
Owen Roe O'Neill Rory Maguire	Robert Monro
Strength
5,000	6,000[1]
Casualties and losses
c.300[2]	2,000–3,000[3]
Benburb class=notpageimage| Ireland and Benburb

The Battle of Benburb took place on 5 June 1646 during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought between the Irish Confederates under Owen Roe O'Neill, and an army of Scottish Covenanters and Scottish/English settlers under Robert Monro. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Irish Confederates and ended Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement there.