Tag Archives: 1798

Ireland’s Wars: Ribbonmen

Posted on Jul 13, 2016 by NFB

We move now into the 19th century proper, a period of vast political and social change in Ireland. In terms of military history, the 19th century is an understudied and undernoticed era, especially the time between Robert Emmett’s rebellion and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: A Summary Of The 1798 Rebellion

Posted on Jun 29, 2016 by NFB

Just as I have done with the Nine Years War, the Eleven Year Wars and the War of the Two Kings, I will now take an entry to look back and offer a general summation of the 1798 Rebellion, including … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Australian Vinegar Hill

Posted on Jun 22, 2016 by NFB

Before we close on 1798 and its aftermath, it behoves to take a look at an unlikely and, on this side of the world, little know military action that it inspired, tens of thousands of miles away from Ireland. The … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Robert Emmet’s Riot

Posted on Jun 15, 2016 by NFB

If there is one Irish revolutionary whose legacy and memory long outlasted him, out of all proportion to the actual success of his attempted deeds, it is Robert Emmet. The young Dubliner was only 25 when he died, but some … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Guerrilla Days After 1798

Posted on Jun 8, 2016 by NFB

With the end of the rebellion came the chance to enact a lasting political settlement in Ireland, in order to try and counteract the perceived inadequacies of the Irish Parliament and prevent another violent uprising. Both Cornwallis and Pitt wanted … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Tory Island

Posted on Jun 1, 2016 by NFB

With Humbert’s defeat at Ballinamuck, another moment had arrived where the British government in Ireland could dare to hope that the fires of rebellion had been stamped out in 1798. The news of Nelson’s victory over Napoleon at the Battle … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ballinamuck

Posted on May 25, 2016 by NFB

Not counting a small amount of unnumbered supplementary entries I wrote out to fill in a few gaps, this is the 200th edition of Ireland’s Wars. We’ve come a long way, and still have Robert Emmet, Young Irelanders, Fenians, World … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Races Of Castlebar

Posted on May 18, 2016 by NFB

Despite his orders not to attempt any large scale military manoeuvres, Humbert did make some moves in-land following his initial success at securing Killala, brushing aside the minuscule amounts of yeomanry standing in his way in the Sligo region. But … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Year Of The French

Posted on May 11, 2016 by NFB

With the serious fighting finished, or so it seemed, Cornwallis set about the task of administering the aftermath. And there was much to do. One of his first acts was a general writ of pardon for low-level rebels in entire … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Clonard And The End

Posted on May 4, 2016 by NFB

On the 10th of July, the Wexford army of the United Irishmen arrived at the camp of their Kildare brethren, at Timohoe in the Bog of Allen. They hoped to find succour, reinforcement and fresh impetus to raise both Kildare … Continue reading →

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