A poorly trained Jacobite army of about 3000 men which advanced on them from Dublin on 28 July 1689 was defeated at the battle of Newtownbutler by about 2000 Williamite'Inniskillingers'.
A poorly trained Jacobite army of about 3000 men, led by Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel, which advanced on them from Dublin. On 28 July 1689, McCarthy's force was defeated at the battle of Newtownbutler by about 2000 Williamite' Inniskillingers'.