Joseph Holt

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Joseph Holt was an Irish rebel leader and guerrilla commander who played a prominent role in the 1798 uprising against British rule.

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Joseph Holt canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish rebel
United Irishmen leader
guerrilla commander
person
areaOfOperations County Wicklow
Leinster
associatedWithEvent Wicklow guerrilla campaign
associatedWithPlace Glenmalure
birthDate 1756
birthPlace County Wicklow
Kingdom of Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 1826
deathPlace Ireland
enemy British Army
loyalist militia
ethnicGroup Gaelic Irish
surface form: Irish
hasRole insurgent commander
rebel leader
historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
language English
militaryBranch Irish rebel forces
militaryRank commander
movement United Irishmen
name Joseph Holt self-link
notableFor guerrilla warfare against British forces
leadership in the Irish Rebellion of 1798
notableWork Memoirs of Joseph Holt
occupation farmer
soldier
opposedTo British rule in Ireland
participatedIn Irish Rebellion of 1798
politicalGoal Irish self-government
end of British domination in Ireland
reasonForTransport participation in the 1798 rebellion
religion Protestant
returnedTo Ireland
spouse Hilda Holt
surrenderedIn 1798
surrenderedTo British forces
usedTactics guerrilla warfare
hit-and-run attacks
wasArrestedBy British authorities
wasTransportedTo Australia
New South Wales
wrote memoirs

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Irish Rebellion of 1798 leader Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt name Joseph Holt self-link