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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
United Irish rebels 1
United Irishmen forces canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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