Wolfe Tone Flashcards
Produced and published ‘An Argument on behalf of the Catholics’ - gained a lot of attention and was invited to the founding of the United Irishmen
1791
Became Secretary to the Catholic Committee (dissolved un 1793 after Catholic relief act)
1792
Forced in to exile in America when United Irishman were surpressed
1795
Went to France to persuade French Directory to provide military support for insurrection in Ireland. French obliged. Lazare Hoche leads it but fails to land at Bantry Bay due to Storms
1796
How many French troops were to land at Bantry Bay?
14,450
Wolfe Tone having returned from France with a second force captured off of the coast.
September 1798
Wolfe Tone commits suicide
19th November 1798