10 events found for 1798
French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to dislodge a small British garrison on the Îles Saint-Marcouf is
Napoleon Bonaparte and his expedition force leave France to invade Egypt
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins
United Irishmen Rebellion: Battle of Carlow begins; executions of suspected rebels at Carnew and at Dunlavin Green take
The Pitt–Tierney duel takes place on Putney Heath outside London
The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland; Irish rebel leaders defeat and kill a detachment of militia
United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are executed as rebels by the British Army in County Kild
Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated
Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battles of Arklow and Saintfield
Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battle of Ballynahinch