The Battle of Tara Hill was fought on 26 May 1798 between British forces and Irish rebels involved in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in a heavy defeat for the rebels and the end of the rebellion in County Meath. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Hill of Tara (aerial view) Today, the Hill of Tara (Irish Teamhair), located near the River Boyne, is a mound in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland, on which the grass veils the countrys rich heritage. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Irish Rebellion of 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ...

Following the outbreak of the rebellion in neighbouring county Kildare, United Irishmen rebels in Meath began to assemble at the ancient hill of Tara, chosen as much for its historic and cultural symbolism as for the panoramic view it afforded of the surrounding countryside.The initial mobilisations had gone well for the rebels, with a force of 4,000 rebels gathered at the camp by early morning. A successful attack on a party of Reay Fencibles, on their way to bolster the garrison at Dublin, netted the baggage of the entire regiment. This proved to be a pyrrhic victory as when news of this humiliating loss reached the main body of the fencibles, they diverted course and made straight for Tara to avenge this loss. County Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is an Irish county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. ... The Society of the United Irishmen was a political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought independence from Great Britain. ... The Hill of Tara (aerial view) Today, the Hill of Tara (Irish Teamhair), located near the River Boyne, is a mound in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland, on which the grass veils the countrys rich heritage. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath1),is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located2 near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region3. ... A Pyrrhic victory (Pronounced pihrihk) is a victory gained with too great a cost, such that the overall situation becomes worse for the Pyrrhic victor than it was before battle commenced. ...

Picking up yeomanry reinforcements along the way, the combined British force of about 700 troops lost no time in forming up at the bottom of the hill to attack the rebels who had posted themselves behind defenses such as old walls and ditches. An attack up the hill was quickly launched and met strong resistance from the rebels but the superior firepower of the military combined with a well-executed bayonet charge drove the rebels from the hill, dispersing them with much slaughter. In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of England was high, with the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. ...

The loss to the British was some 30 dead and more wounded, with about 500 rebel dead and many wounded. The defeat was a devastating blow to the momentum of the rebellion as it prevented the spread of the rebellion northwards from Kildare. Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. ...