Wexford Rebellion

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The Wexford Rebellion was a major 1798 uprising in County Wexford, Ireland, where predominantly Catholic insurgents fought British rule as part of the wider Irish Rebellion of 1798.

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instanceOf rebellion
commandedBy Bagenal Harvey NERFINISHED
Edward Roche NERFINISHED
Father John Murphy NERFINISHED
conflictIn County Wexford NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime 1798-06-21
followedBy pacification of County Wexford by British forces
hasCasualties thousands of dead on both sides
hasCause agrarian and economic grievances
influence of the Society of United Irishmen
inspiration from the French Revolution
opposition to British rule in Ireland
sectarian tensions between Catholics and Protestants
hasEffect mass executions of suspected rebels
severe reprisals against rebels and civilians
strengthening of British military presence in southeast Ireland
hasLegacy commemorated in Irish nationalist memory
symbol of Irish resistance to British rule
historicalRegion Leinster NERFINISHED
insurgentForce Catholic insurgents
United Irishmen NERFINISHED
languageOfParticipants English
Irish
locatedInTime June 1798
May 1798
mainBattle Battle of Enniscorthy NERFINISHED
Battle of Foulksmills NERFINISHED
Battle of New Ross NERFINISHED
Battle of Oulart Hill NERFINISHED
Battle of Vinegar Hill NERFINISHED
notableEvent killings on Wexford bridge
massacres of loyalists at Scullabogue
seizure of Wexford town by insurgents
opposedByCommander General Gerard Lake NERFINISHED
General John Moore NERFINISHED
opposingForce British Crown forces NERFINISHED
Irish loyalist militias
partOf French Revolutionary Wars era unrest in Ireland
Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED
politicalGoal end of British rule in Ireland
establishment of an Irish republic
precededBy outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Leinster
relatedWork The Year of the French (novel) NERFINISHED
religiousComposition predominantly Catholic insurgents
result defeat of the insurgents
restoration of British control in County Wexford
startTime 1798-05-27

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Bagenal Harvey participatedIn Wexford Rebellion