The 1798 Rebellion

Major figures in the Rebellion

In Today’s Class

Today we will learn about the people who fought against British rule in Ireland in the 1798 Rebellion.● The United Irishmen.● Wolfe Tone.● Napper Tandy.● Lord Fitzgerald.

The United Irishmen● The Society of United Irishmen in Belfast in

October 1791.● They were inspired by the French and

American Revolutions.● They wanted a reform of the Irish parliament; ● They wanted to achieve this goal by uniting

Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter in Ireland into a single movement.

The United Irishmen

● The society was suppressed in 1794 after the British discovered the United Irishmen were in negotiations with the French.

● After this, the United Irishmen became a secret society.

● They formed a plan in 1796 to land 14,000 French troops in Ireland, but a storm blew the ships off course.

General Lazare Hoche

Theobald Wolfe Tone● Born in Dublin in 1763 to a wealthy Protestant

family.● Studied law in Trinity College.● Wrote ‘An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics

of Ireland‘ demanding that Catholics be admitted to parliament.

● Helped found the United Irishmen in 1794.● Helped to organise the 1798 Rebellion.● Sentenced to death after the Rebellion failed.

James Napper Tandy

● Tandy was born in 1740 to a Protestant family in Dublin.

● Helped found the United Irishmen in 1794.

● Tried to get the support of the French to help in the Rebellion.

● Sentenced to death after the Rebellion failed, but was instead exiled to France.

Lord Fitzgerald

● Born to a Protestant Ascendency family.

● Officer in the British Army and fought in the American Revolution.

● Joined the United Irishmen in 1796.

● Killed while resisting arrest after the Rebellion failed.

General Lake

● General Gerard Lake was the leader of the British forces in Ireland.

● He used brutal tactics to repress the United Irishmen in Ulster.

French Leaders in the Rebellion

● General Lazare Hoche led the French fleet to Ireland but was blown off course from Bantry Bay due to a storm.

● General Humbert led the French forces in Ireland.

In conclusion

1. United Irishmen - Wolfe Tone, Lord Fitzgerald, Napper Tandy.

2. French Generals - Hoche and Humbert.

3. British General - Lake.