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Acting on news of the outbreak of the rebellion, Major-General Sir James Duff, Military Commander in Limerick, gathered a force of about 600 infantry, dragoons and yeomen backed up by seven artillery pieces, and set out on a forced march to Dublin on 27 May. His objective was to restore communications between the two cities and crush any resistance encountered on the way. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 in Irish Gaelic), or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British dominated Kingdom of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers or marines who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units. ... A light dragoon from the American Revolution A dragoon is a soldier trained to fight on foot, but transport himself on horseback. ... Yeoman is an antiquated term for farmers, tradesmen and other members of the early English middle class. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...

By the time Duff's column arrived in Monasterevan in Co. Kildare, the bulk of the rebel forces had following defeat at the battles of Kilcullen, accepted a Government amnesty and had surrendered at Knockaulin Hill or were gathering to surrender in the Curragh. Upon receiving news of the "rebel" gathering, Duff reinforced his column and marched to the designated place of surrender at Gibbet Rath, a wide expanse of plain with little or no cover for miles around, and launched a fearful infantry and cavalry attack on the disarmed and surrounded rebels, butchering about 350 of them. Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is a town in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. ... // 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. ... Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia, oblivion) is an act of justice by which the supreme power in a state restores those who may have been guilty of any offence against it to the position of innocent persons. ... The Curragh is a plain in County Kildare Ireland. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers or marines who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units. ... Kircholm, a 1925 painting by Wojciech Kossak. ...

Duff alleged that the rebels fired first and that he lost three killed and more wounded in the "battle" but surviving rebel accounts insisted that the attack was unprovoked and launched when one rebel discharged his gun in the air before surrendering though it was obvious to all that it was not a hostile act.

Duff redrafted his own official report of the engagement before submission to Dublin Castle, his final draft omitting any reference to his knowledge of the surrender preparations. Upon his arrival in Dublin the following day, Duff was feted as a hero by the loyalist population who honoured him with a victory parade. He was later involved in an unsuccessful campaign following the battle of Vinegar Hill to trap and destroy a surviving rebel column in Wexford led by Anthony Perry who fought off Duffs forces at the battle of Ballygullen/Whiteheaps on 5th July. Dublin Castle. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... In general, a loyalist is an individual who is loyal to the powers that be or The Establishment. ... Combatants Irish Rebels British Army, Hessian Mercenaries Commanders Rebel Council Gerard Lake Strength 20,000 15,000 Casualties 1,000 (inc. ... Anthony Perry (c. ...