Battle of Portlester

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Battle of Portlester
Part of Irish Confederate Wars
Date 7 August 1643 Location Portlester, Meath, Ireland Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
Royalists	Irish Confederation
Commanders and leaders
Charles Moore †	Owen O'Neill
Strength
c. 3,400	c. 1,500
Casualties and losses
c. 200 killed	Light

Portlester

Belfast

Dublin

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Ireland and Portlester

The Battle of Portlester took place on 7 August 1643 near the town of Ballivor, Leinster in Ireland as part of the Irish Confederate Wars. It was fought between Irish Confederates under Owen Roe O'Neill and a Protestant Royalist force from Dublin under Lord Moore. The battle consisted primarily of an exchange of artillery fire in which Moore was killed and his army driven off, giving the Confederates victory.