Ireland

A French force of 1,019 men under General Humbert lands at Killala, Co. Mayo

Frenchman General Humbert proclaims at Ballina, Co. Mayo, Union, liberty, the Irish Republic

Richard R. Madden - writer, historian, traveller and abolitionist - is born in Dublin

Examination by secret committee of MacNeven, O'Connor, Neilson, Thomas Emmet, and Bond begins in the House of Lords

The examination by the secret committee of MacNeven, O’Connor, Neilson, Thomas Emmet, and Bond began in the House of Lords on August 7, 1798. This event took place during a critical period of Irish history, following the suppression of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, which was an uprising against British rule in Ireland.

Rebel camp at Timahoe surrenders

William Aylmer William Aylmer (1778–1820) from Painstown, County Kildare, Ireland was a leader of the United Irishmen in the 1798 Rebellion against the British government.

John and Henry Sheares, convicted

The Sheares Brothers, Henry (1753–98), and John (1766–1798) were Irish lawyers and republicans.

Rebels defeated - Battle of Knightstown, Co. Louth

Sir Joseph Larmor, born

Sir Joseph Larmor FRS FRSE (11 July 1857 – 19 May 1942) was an Irish and British physicist and mathematician who made breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, thermodynamics, and the electron theory of matter.

United Irishmen Rebellion

United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798: The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland.

Rebels remain in camp at Croghan

In 1798, during the Irish Rebellion, a significant group of Irish rebels remained in camp at Croghan in County Wexford. The rebellion was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland, largely influenced by the ideals of the American and French revolutions. It was led by the United Irishmen, a revolutionary group that sought to establish an independent Irish republic.