About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: 1796 in Austria, 1796 in Denmark, 1796 in England, 1796 in France, 1796 in Great Britain, 1796 in Ireland, 1796 in Italy, 1796 in Norway, 1796 in Spain, Battle of Amberg, Battle of Rastatt, Battle of Neresheim, Expedition d'Irlande, Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, Siege of Mantua, Battle of Schliengen, Montenotte Campaign, French order of battle in the Expedition d'Irlande, Battle of Lonato, Battle of Castiglione, Battle of Montenotte, Siege of Kehl, Battle of Borghetto, Battle of Rovereto, Battle of Bassano, 1796 English cricket season, Battle of Mondovi, Battle of Lodi, Battle of Wurzburg, Campaigns of 1796 in the French Revolutionary Wars, Second Battle of Bassano, Ribchester Helmet, Second Battle of Dego, Battle of Millesimo, Battle of Calliano, Battle of Magnano, Battle of Ceva, Battle of Ettlingen, Battle of Fombio, Battle of Caldiero, British general election, 1796, Cispadane Republic, Transpadane Republic, Battle of Krusi, Treaty of Paris, Battle of Emmendingen, 1796 in Wales, Bolognese Republic, Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Second Treaty of San Ildefonso. Excerpt: The Expedition d'Irlande ("Expedition to Ireland") was an unsuccessful attempt by the First French Republic to invade Ireland in the winter of 1796-1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French Republic sought to support the outlawed Society of United Irishmen, a popular rebel Irish republican organisation, to raise a large army from the Irish population and, in conjunction with their own army, drive the British out of Ireland. This would be a major blow to British morale, prestige and military effectiveness, and was also intended to be the first stage of an eventual invasion of Britain itself. To this end, the French Directory gathered a force of approximately 15,000 soldiers at Brest under General Lazare Hoche during late 1796, in r...
