French expedition to Ireland in 1798

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/French_expedition_to_Ireland_in_1798
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Expédition_d'Irlande
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:category French military history
1798 in Ireland
Ireland–France relations
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_Napper_Tandy
gptkb:Jean_Joseph_Amable_Humbert
gptkbp:endDate September 1798
gptkbp:historicalSignificance last major French attempt to invade Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French expedition to Ireland in 1798
gptkbp:landedAt Killala, County Mayo
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:navalSupport gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Ballinamuck
gptkb:Battle_of_Castlebar
gptkbp:numberOfFrenchTroops about 1,100
gptkbp:numberOfIrishTroops about 5,000 (irregulars)
gptkbp:objective support Irish rebellion against British rule
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Irish_Rebellion_of_1798
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Irish_Rebellion_of_1798
French expedition to Bantry Bay (1796)
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:startDate August 1798
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:United_Irishmen
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:Ballinamuck
8 September 1798
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Jean_Humbert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7