Description

A stunning exploration of a legendary moment in Irish history. In 1798 with the British Army preoccupied in fighting France in the Caribbean and Mediterranean as well as guarding Southeast England from threatened invasion, a co-ordinated uprising broke out across the water in Ireland. Uniquely this was neither a Catholic nor a Protestant rebellion, but rather a joint effort by leaders and insurgents from both sides of the community. The Irish Rebellion (1798) was directed against the corrupt government based at Dublin Castle and was inspired in part by the people's revolutions in America and France. This title illuminates the lives of the Irish peasants, armed mostly with pikes, who confronted the small number of British troops based in their country.

Table of Contents

Introduction – Ireland in 1798 /The United Irishmen /Chronology of the Rebellion /British regular units /Irish Militia and Volunteer Yeomanry units /English and Welsh Fencible units /Highland Fencible units /Insurgent Forces /French regular units /The Légion Irlandaise

Product details

Published Sep 20 2011
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781849085076
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 39 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 472
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Stuart Reid

Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1954 and is ma…

Illustrator

Gerry Embleton

Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator an…

Illustrator

Sam Embleton

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