Robert Emmet, Irish Republican, Irish nationalist patriot, orator, and rebel leader, who led an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803

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Engraving by Peter Lightfoot (1805-1885) from History of the Irish rebellion published 1887. Info from wiki: Robert Emmet (4 March 1778 – 20 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, and Irish nationalist patriot, orator and rebel leader. After leading an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 he was captured then tried and executed for high treason against the British king George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

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