The French invasion of Ireland in '98 Leaves of unwritten history that tell of an heroic endeavor and a lost opportunity to throw off England's yoke . nch camp, in order to march inmass against the common enemy—the tyrants ofIreland—the English, whose destruction alone caninsure the independence and welfare of AncientHibernia! The new republican government thus conjuredinto existence was but a mirage. The president—aweak-minded person, as the result showed—amusedhimself on the first day of his appointment, issuingassignats in the name of the French Government;and when the French departed, thre
The French invasion of Ireland in '98 Leaves of unwritten history that tell of an heroic endeavor and a lost opportunity to throw off England's yoke . nch camp, in order to march inmass against the common enemy—the tyrants ofIreland—the English, whose destruction alone caninsure the independence and welfare of AncientHibernia! The new republican government thus conjuredinto existence was but a mirage. The president—aweak-minded person, as the result showed—amusedhimself on the first day of his appointment, issuingassignats in the name of the French Government;and when the French departed, three days later, thewhole legislative system collapsed. In the mean-while the insurgents, after numerous quarrels amongthemselves over prospective spoils, also succeeded inelecting a mayor for Castlebar, two high justices andsix municipal officers. Half the zeal expended bythem in this useless scramble might on the field of honor have turned the scale in their favor. 8 CHAPTER VII. Humbert resumes Operations in the Field—The British Plan ofCampaign—Battle of Colooney—Battle and Surrender at Balli-namuck—Case of Bartholomew FTER organizing a govern-ment for Connaught, Hum-bert once more turned hisattention to the military sit-uation, and began laying hisplans for a march into theheart of the country. Ina letter addressed to thef-^nS^ French Minister of Marine, three orfour days after the battle of Castle-bar, he had outlined his programme in the fol-lowing language: As soon as the corps of UnitedIrishmen shall be clothed, I shall march againstthe enemy in the direction of Roscommon (to thesoutheast), where the partisans of the insurrectionare most zealous. As soon as the English armyshall have evacuated the province of Connaught, Ishall pass the Shannon and shall endeavor to make FRENCH INVASION OF IRELAND. H5 a junction with the insurgents in the north. Whenthis shall have been effected I shall be in a sufficientforce to march to Dublin, and to fight a de
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