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The people's rising : Wexford, 1798 / Daniel Gahan.

By: Gahan, Daniel.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & MacMillan, 1995Description: xv, 367 p : ill, maps ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0717123235; 0717123928 .Subject(s): Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1798 | Wexford (Ireland : County) -- HistoryDDC classification: 941.507
Contents:
Prelude: 14 July 1789 - 25 May 1798 -- Outbreak: Noon, 26 May - 8 a.m., 27 May -- First Blood: 8 a.m.-midnight, 27 May -- The Battle Battle for Enniscorthy: 28 May -- The road to Wexford Town: 29 May -- Ruse de Guerre: 30 May -- First Reverses: 31 May - 1 June -- Walpole's Horse and Walpole's Foot: 2-4 June -- The Gateways of Ross: 5-6 June -- A Forest of Pikes: Carnew and Arklow: 7-9 June -- The Waiting Game: 10-16 June -- Lake's Move: 17-20 June -- The Slaney's Red Waves: 21-22 June -- Breakout: 23-26 June -- The camp at the White Heaps: 27 June - 5 July -- The final conclave: 6-15 July.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 941.507 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00016359
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The People's Rising is already established as the definitive account of Wexford in 1798. The story of this tragic and heroic episode in Irish history, in which as many as 30,000 people may have died, is told with authority, passion and attention to detail.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-335) and index.
Bibliography: (pages 336-352).

Prelude: 14 July 1789 - 25 May 1798 -- Outbreak: Noon, 26 May - 8 a.m., 27 May -- First Blood: 8 a.m.-midnight, 27 May -- The Battle Battle for Enniscorthy: 28 May -- The road to Wexford Town: 29 May -- Ruse de Guerre: 30 May -- First Reverses: 31 May - 1 June -- Walpole's Horse and Walpole's Foot: 2-4 June -- The Gateways of Ross: 5-6 June -- A Forest of Pikes: Carnew and Arklow: 7-9 June -- The Waiting Game: 10-16 June -- Lake's Move: 17-20 June -- The Slaney's Red Waves: 21-22 June -- Breakout: 23-26 June -- The camp at the White Heaps: 27 June - 5 July -- The final conclave: 6-15 July.