Battle of New Ross (1643)

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Battle of New Ross

Part of the Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Date	1643
Location	near New Ross, south eastern Ireland
Result	English Victory

Belligerents

Confederate Ireland army

English troops

Commanders

Thomas Preston

James Butler, Earl of Ormonde

Casualties and losses

c 500^{[citation needed]}

low

Irish Confederate Wars

Julianstown– Drogheda – Kilrush – Liscarroll – New Ross – Limerick – Galway – Benburb – Dungan's Hill – Knocknanuss – Rathmines – Drogheda – Wexford – Waterford – Clonmel – Macroom – Scarrifholis – Tecroghan – Limerick – Knocknaclashy – Galway

The Battle of Balinvegga was a minor battle of the Irish Confederate Wars fought in 1643. In the battle, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde defeated Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, and an Irish Confederate army north of the town of New Ross in the Townland of Ballinvegga, County Wexford. Ormonde had marched from Dublin to besiege the Confederate garrison at New Ross. Having had to lift the siege, Ormonde returned to Dublin via the northwest Blackstairs Mountains, where he was intercepted by Preston. However, Ormonde fought his way through and marched his force back to Dublin.