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The French expedition to Ireland, known in French as the Expédition d'Irlande ("Expedition to Ireland"), was an unsuccessful attempt by the French Republic to assist the outlawed Society of United Irishmen, a popular rebel Irish republican group, in their planned rebellion against British rule during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French ...
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 ...
[7] [8] The exhibition was designed to cover the French expedition to Ireland in 1796, and the role of Richard White, then owner of the house and later 1st Earl of Bantry, in opposing the attempted landings. Ultimately the French armada never landed, as severe weather resulted in the loss of several ships – including the frigate Surveillante. [9]
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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 .
The French Army 1600–1900; Photos of sites of the 1796 campaign; ... French expedition to Ireland (1796) This page was last edited on 18 November 2024, at 00: ...
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 ...