United Irishmen forces

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The United Irishmen forces were an 18th-century revolutionary militia in Ireland that sought to end British rule and establish an independent, non-sectarian Irish republic.

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Label Occurrences
United Irish rebels 1
United Irishmen forces canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish republican movement
insurgent force
revolutionary militia
activeInCentury 18th century
alliedWith French First Republic
basedOn principles of liberty, equality and fraternity
composedOf Irish Catholics
Irish Presbyterians
Irish Protestants
conflict Irish Rebellion of 1798
country Ireland
foundedBy Society of United Irishmen leaders
goal create a non‑sectarian Irish republic
end British rule in Ireland
establish an independent Irish republic
ideology Irish republicanism
anti‑monarchism
non‑sectarianism
republicanism
secularism
inspiredBy American Revolution
French Revolution
language English
Irish
legacy influenced 19th‑century Irish nationalism
precursor of later Irish republican movements
location Ireland
motto unity of Catholic, Protestant and Dissenter
notableLeader Henry Joy McCracken
Lord Edward FitzGerald
Robert Emmet
Theobald Wolfe Tone
opponent British Army
Irish loyalist militias
opposedTo British rule in Ireland
sectarian divisions in Ireland
partOf Society of United Irishmen
recruitedFrom rural Irish population
urban Irish radicals
soughtSupportFrom France
status defunct
suppressedBy British government
Dublin Castle administration
timePeriod 1790s
usedTactics guerrilla warfare
insurrection

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Ballinamuck decisiveAgainst United Irishmen forces
Battle of Arklow combatant United Irish rebels
linked to: United Irishmen forces