#OTD in 1798 – United Irish Rebellion | The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor).

21/06/2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

English troops defeat Irish rebels at the Battle of Vinegar Hill. With the rebels scattered in the north, attention shifted once again to those still ‘out’ in Wexford, and the army laid plans to attack their camp at Vinegar Hill. On 21st June, General Gerard Lake attempted to surround Vinegar Hill with some 20,000 men, […]

#OTD in 1798 – The United Irishmen Rebellion | The Battle of Ovidstown.

19/06/2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

A force of 400 troops, with two pieces of artillery, was sent out from Trim on 18 June to locate and destroy the rebel army led by William Aylmer. When Alymer received news of the offensive, he decided to rally his forces and engage the approaching military head-on, choosing to fight at Ovidstown Hill, about […]

#OTD in 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion | Battle of New Ross.

05/06/2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Battle of New Ross was the bloodiest of the 1798 rebellion. The southern force of the Wexford rebels had swelled to almost 10,000 by the morning of 5 June. Most of this force was armed only with pikes. If they could succeed in taking New Ross, the way would be open to spread the […]

#OTD in 1798 – United Irish Rebellion | The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor).

21/06/2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

#OTD in 1798 – The United Irishmen Rebellion | The Battle of Ovidstown.

19/06/2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

#OTD in 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion | Battle of New Ross.

05/06/2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

#OTD in 1798 – United Irish Rebellion | The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor).

21/06/2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

English troops defeat Irish rebels at the Battle of Vinegar Hill, effectively putting an end to the 1798 rebellion. With the rebels scattered in the north, attention shifted once again to those still ‘out’ in Wexford, and the army laid plans to attack their camp at Vinegar Hill. On 21st June, General Gerard Lake attempted […]

#OTD in 1798 – The United Irishmen Rebellion | The Battle of Ovidstown.

19/06/2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

#OTD in 1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion | Battle of New Ross.

05/06/2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

#OTD in 1798 – United Irish Rebellion | The Battle of Vinegar Hill (Cath Chnoc Fhíodh na gCaor).

21/06/2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

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