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Battles of Kilcullen 24th May 1798

The battle of Kilcullen was one of the first engagements in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 consisting of two seperate clashes between a force of United Irish rebels and British military. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. ... The Society of the United Irishmen was a political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought independence from Great Britain. ...

Old Kilcullen 7 a.m

As news of the outbreak of the rebellion and of assaults on Ballymore-Eustace, Naas, Prosperous spread throughout Kildare, Kilcullen rebels began to mobilise in an old churchyard at a hill on the southern outskirts of the town, near Old Kilcullen. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. ... The Battle of Ballymore-Eustace was one of the events in the United Irish rebellion of 1798. ... In one of the first engagements of the 1798 rebellion, a force of over 1,000 rebels attacked Naas, the strongest Crown garrison in county Kildare, following the successful mobilisation of United Irishmen, Defenders and rebels throughout county Kildare on the night of 23rd May. ... United Irish taking of Prosperous, Co. ... Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. ...

About 200 had gathered when they spotted by local military under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Dundas, Commander of the Army of the Midlands, whose headquarters, Castle Martin, was located only three miles away. Dundas quickly mustered a combined force of about 120 infantry, cavalry and dragoons and marched to disperse the rebel gathering. Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme, First World War. ... Italian cavalry officers practice their horsemanship in 1904 outside Rome. ... A light dragoon from the American Revolution A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but transport himself on horseback. ...

Upon arriving at the base of the hill, the cavalry launched a series of contemptuous charges upon the entrenched rebels who were protected on three sides by walls and a ditch. The rebels stood their ground and, using their long pikes, successfully repulsed the troops, killing about 40 of them. The survivors fled, forcing their way back to Kilcullen Bridge where they were reinforced by about 100 local yeomen. Italian cavalry officers practice their horsemanship in 1904 outside Rome. ... A pike is a pole weapon once used extensively by infantry principally as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. ... Yeoman is an antiquated term for farmers, tradesmen and other members of the early English middle class. ...

Kilcullen Turnpike 9 a.m

As news of the Government defeat spread through Kilcullen and the surrounding area, the rebel army swelled with recruits until it numbered almost 1,000 men. The rebel leadership then decided to quickly follow up their victory by cutting off the remaining garrison from the Dublin Road thereby cutting communications between Dublin and the south. The rebels forded the river Liffey downstream from Kilcullen Bridge and occupied the high ground overlooking the road at Turnpike Hill. Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... Boardwalks of River Liffey and OConnell Bridge, in Dublin City. ...

Dundas, by now no longer underestimating his opponents, devised a ruse to draw the rebels down from the high ground by sending small parties of soldiers ahead, with orders to avoid combat to lure the rebels into prepared lines of fire. The rebels took the bait and chased after the advance parties only to be hit by musket volleys from the waiting soldiers. When the rebels reached the Liffey in disarray, the cavalry were unleashed and scattered them, killing about 150 for no reported losses on the Government side. Bait is any substance used to attract prey, especially fish. ... Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk The word musket also means a male sparrowhawk. ... Boardwalks of River Liffey and OConnell Bridge, in Dublin City. ...

Government Withdrawal

Despite achieving a crushing victory, Dundas was shaken by his earlier defeat, the attacks on isolated garrisons and news of the spreading rebellion. As Commander of the Army of the Midlands, he decided to consolidate his position by issuing a general order for all Crown forces under his command to withdraw to Naas, in effect abandoning much of the county to the rebels. Naas (pronounced ; Irish: Nás na Riogh or An Nás ) is the county town of County Kildare, Ireland. ...

Just two days later however, on 26th May, the remaining Kilcullen rebels sought terms for surrender, which Dundas accepted in person at Knockaulin Hill on the 27th, thereby possibly averting a planned massacre by the ruthless General Gerard Lake, Commander-in-Chief, who had 3 regiments of infantry with artillery concealed nearby. Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake (July 27, 1744 - February 20, 1808), was a British general. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme, First World War. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ...