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The French intended to land a large expeditionary force in Ireland during the winter of 1796–1797 which would join with the United Irishmen and drive the British out of Ireland. The French anticipated that this would be a major blow to British morale, prestige and military effectiveness, and was also intended to possibly be the first stage of ...
15 December – Expédition d'Irlande: French expedition (43 ships and 14,000 men) sails from Brest. 22 December – French fleet, with Wolfe Tone on board, arrives in Bantry Bay, but is unable to land due to contrary winds. [1] Insurrection Act [1] and Treason by Women Act passed. Yeomanry Corps formed. [1]
The Expédition d'Irlande was a French attempt to invade Ireland in December 1796 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Encouraged by representatives of the Society of United Irishmen , an Irish republican organisation, the French Directory decided that the best strategy for eliminating Britain from the war was to invade Ireland , then under ...
General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert (22 August 1767 – 3 January 1823) was a French military officer who participated in several notable military conflicts of the late 18th and early 19th century. Born in the townland of La Coâre Saint-Nabord , outside Remiremont Vosges , he was a sergeant in the National Guard of Lyon .
On 20 July 1796, Hoche was rewarded by the French Directory for his immense service. [2] That same day, he was appointed to organize and command the Expedition to Ireland, [2] to assist the United Irishmen in a rebellion against British rule. He survived an assassination attempt in Rennes on 16 October, when a worker at the local arsenal fired ...
View history; General ... French expedition to Ireland (1796) F. Fédon's rebellion; Battle of Fombio; Campaigns of 1796 in the French Revolutionary Wars;
French victory 27 November 1796 – 1 February 1797: Siege of Hüningen (1796–97) Rhine 1796 French First Republic Habsburg Monarchy: Coalition victory December 1796: French expedition to Ireland (1796) Overseas French First Republic * United Irishmen Great Britain: Coalition victory 14 – 15 January 1797: Battle of Rivoli: Italy French ...
Map of Ireland and Tory Island. To support the Irish Rebellion of 1798 the French sent a naval expedition to Ireland that landed 1,099 soldiers under Jean Joseph Amable Humbert in August 1798. Unaware that Humbert was forced to surrender on 8 September, a second force of 2,844 troops under Hardy left for Ireland on 16 September.