Battle of Collooney

Battle of Collooney / Carricknagat
Part of the Irish Rebellion
The monument commemorating the battle.
Date 5 September 1798 Location Collooney, County Sligo 54°11′30″N 8°29′36″W / 54.1917°N 8.4932°W / 54.1917; -8.4932 Result Irish/French victory
Belligerents
United Irishmen France	British Army Irish loyalists
Commanders and leaders
Jean Humbert	Sir Gerard Lake Charles Vereker
Strength
2,000–3,000	~500
Casualties and losses
10 dead	120 dead, 100 captured

The Battle of Collooney, also called the Battle of Carricknagat, refers to a battle which occurred on 5 September during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 when a combined force of French troops and Irish rebels defeated a force of British troops outside of Collooney near Sligo Town.