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The Battle of Portlester took place on 7 August 1643 near the town of Portlester, Leinster in Ireland as part of the Irish Confederate Wars. It was fought between the Ulster Army under Owen Roe O'Neill and a largely Protestant government force from Dublin under Lord Moore, with both sides proclaiming their basic loyalty to Charles I. In a largely indecisive battle the two armies exchanged artillery fire, during which the Protestant commander Lord Moore was killed.

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  • The Battle of Portlester took place on 7 August 1643 near the town of Portlester, Leinster in Ireland as part of the Irish Confederate Wars. It was fought between the Ulster Army under Owen Roe O'Neill and a largely Protestant government force from Dublin under Lord Moore, with both sides proclaiming their basic loyalty to Charles I. In a largely indecisive battle the two armies exchanged artillery fire, during which the Protestant commander Lord Moore was killed.
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  • Battle of Portlester
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  • Light
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  • Irish Confederates
  • Irish Government forces
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  • Strategic Confederate Victory
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  • 3,400
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