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Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
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Battle of New Ross (1798)
Battle during the United Irishmen Rebellion
The Battle of New Ross was a military engagement which took place in New Ross, County Wexford during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was fought between the Society of United Irishmen rebels and government forces garrisoning the town. The attack on the town of New Ross on the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Irish Rebellion of 1798
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen. First formed in Belfast by Presbyterians opposed to the landed…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Munster
Traditional province in the south of Ireland
Munster is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings". Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)