History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798: With Memoirs of the Union, and Emmett's Insurrection in 1803 |
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... afterwards Defeated and Dispersed at Ballygullen .. .. .. CHAPTER XVII . Attack upon Clonard - Insurrection at Castlecomer - Subsequent Movements and Final Dispersion of the Rebels CHAPTER XVIII . Suppression of the Wexford Insurrection ...
... afterwards Defeated and Dispersed at Ballygullen .. .. .. CHAPTER XVII . Attack upon Clonard - Insurrection at Castlecomer - Subsequent Movements and Final Dispersion of the Rebels CHAPTER XVIII . Suppression of the Wexford Insurrection ...
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... afterwards to restore the tranquillity of Europe , while her own national dignity was amply vindicated , and lasting advantages secured . For twenty years before the French revolution broke forth in all its horrors , the evil star of ...
... afterwards to restore the tranquillity of Europe , while her own national dignity was amply vindicated , and lasting advantages secured . For twenty years before the French revolution broke forth in all its horrors , the evil star of ...
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... afterwards became fatally matured , and exploded in 1798 with por- tentous violence . Under the colour of volunteering , the arming and drilling of the malcontents actively continued . A proclamation , issued the 11th of March , 1793 ...
... afterwards became fatally matured , and exploded in 1798 with por- tentous violence . Under the colour of volunteering , the arming and drilling of the malcontents actively continued . A proclamation , issued the 11th of March , 1793 ...
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... immediately against an irregular confederacy of men who , under the name of Defenders , infested the counties of Roscommon , Leitrim , Long- There is no doubt that these stringent powers were afterwards IRISH REBELLION . 7.
... immediately against an irregular confederacy of men who , under the name of Defenders , infested the counties of Roscommon , Leitrim , Long- There is no doubt that these stringent powers were afterwards IRISH REBELLION . 7.
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... afterwards sadly and frequently abused . Arrests on secret information - districts unne- cessarily proclaimed - suspected persons sent , without the shadow of a trial , on board the fleet - military licence - arbitrary impressment of ...
... afterwards sadly and frequently abused . Arrests on secret information - districts unne- cessarily proclaimed - suspected persons sent , without the shadow of a trial , on board the fleet - military licence - arbitrary impressment of ...
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