Battle of Saintfield
A rebel force, over a thousand strong, converged on a large house owned by the McKee family. The McKees were a family of loyalists, who were unpopular in the region: one year before, they had provided information to the authorities leading to the arrest of a radical Presbyterian minister by the name of Thomas Ledlie Birch and some members of his congregation. The McKees knew that they were unpopular and were thus armed to the teeth. As the house was surrounded, shots were fired from the fortified house, hitting some of the attackers. Gunfire held the insurgents back for a short while, until one of them, a fiddler by the name of Orr, managed to sneak around the back of the house with a ladder, and thence set the roof alight. The house was destroyed, and all eight members of the family insid
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Battle of Saintfield
A rebel force, over a thousand strong, converged on a large house owned by the McKee family. The McKees were a family of loyalists, who were unpopular in the region: one year before, they had provided information to the authorities leading to the arrest of a radical Presbyterian minister by the name of Thomas Ledlie Birch and some members of his congregation. The McKees knew that they were unpopular and were thus armed to the teeth. As the house was surrounded, shots were fired from the fortified house, hitting some of the attackers. Gunfire held the insurgents back for a short while, until one of them, a fiddler by the name of Orr, managed to sneak around the back of the house with a ladder, and thence set the roof alight. The house was destroyed, and all eight members of the family insid
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A rebel force, over a thousand ...... cannon, marched to the region.
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30–40 killed
combatant
British Army
United Irishmen
date
1798-06-09
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place of military conflict
result
United Irishmen victory
strength
1,000 at least
350, two six-pounder guns
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19,258,842
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732,134,858
Caption
Plaque commemorating the battle.
casualties
commander
Granville Staplyton
Richard Frazer
subject
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A rebel force, over a thousand ...... ht members of the family insid
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Battle of Saintfield
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Battle of Saintfield
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