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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Plan of the French Invasion of England and Ireland, & C
French Invasions of Britain and Ireland, 1797–1798
Author: Paul L DawsonPublisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1399068121
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Not since 1066 – at least in popular myth – has an enemy force set foot on British soil. The Declaration of War with Revolutionary France in 1793 changed all that. In Ireland, the desire for home rule led Irish republicans to seek support from France and like-minded radicals in England. The scene was set for the most dangerous period in British history since William the Conqueror. Irish dreams of independence, and of Revolutionary France’s goal of securing her borders against the monarchies of Europe, coalesced. What better way of keeping Britain out of a war if her troops were tied down in Ireland? If the French could support an Irish Revolution, this would ensure the British Crown would be more focused on internal security than fighting overseas. The French, with a network of secret agents in Ireland and England, made their preparations for invasion The invasion plan had been prepared by the English-born American political activist, philosopher, theorist and revolutionary Thomas Paine, whose writings had helped inspire the Americans to fight for independence from Britain. Paine sought to seize on discontent in England against the government of William Pitt and the increasing radicalism fostered by Wolfe Tone in Ireland for home rule, to topple the government, and bring about an Irish and English Republic. A network of spies spread out across the England, Scotland and Ireland gathering information for the French and arming radical groups. Everything was set for an invasion. Mad King George’s throne was set to be toppled, Charles James Fox installed as leader of the embryonic English Republic, while Ireland, under Wolfe Tone, would have home rule – so too Scotland. But it took six years for the French to finally mount their attacks upon Britain. And when the invasions were eventually launched, they crumbled into chaos. This book seeks to charts the events that led up to the French invasion of Ireland in 1798, and how the invasion was foiled by William Pitt’s own web of secret agents. William Huskisson, best known for being killed at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, led a dangerous life as a spy master, whose agents foiled the French at every step. Drawing on documents in the French Army Archives, as well as the records of the French Foreign Ministry and The National Archives in London, the largely forgotten story of the last invasion of Britain in 1797, as well as the final act of 1798, is revealed. Key documents are the campaign diary of the French commander from 1798, General Humbert, which has never been published in French or English. This, then, is the complete untold story of the French invasions and their sabotage, told for the first time in some 200 years.
FRENCH INVASIONS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND, 1797 1798
Author: PAUL L. DAWSONPublisher:
ISBN: 9781399068086
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The French Invasion of Ireland in '98
Author: Valerian GribayédoffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The French Invasion of Ireland in '98. Leaves of Unwritten History That Tell of an Heroic Endeavor and a Lost Opportunity to Throw Off England's Yoke
Author: Valerian GribayedoffPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781355953562
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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The French Invasion of Ireland in 98
Author: Valerian GribayédoffPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019997789
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This fascinating account of the failed French invasion of Ireland in 1798 provides a unique insight into the conflict between the British Empire and the forces of Irish nationalism. Based on contemporary accounts and first-hand sources, it sheds light on a critical moment in Irish history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The French Invasion of Ireland in 98
Author: Valerian GribayedoffPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330813713
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The Irish Lord Lieutenancy c 1541-1922
Author: Peter GrayPublisher: University College Dublin Press
ISBN: 1910820970
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Leading historians explore the multiple dimensions of the Irish lord lieutenancy as an institution - political, social and cultural
The French Invasion of Ireland in '98. Leaves of Unwritten History That Tell of an Heroic Endeavor and a Lost Opportunity to Throw Off England's Yoke
Author: Gribayèdoff ValerianPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781314022704
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Languages : en
Pages : 228
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The French Invasion of Ireland in ' 98
Author: Valerian GribavédoffPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016661737
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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