The Naval Mutinies of 1798 by Philip MacDougall (.ePUB)
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The Naval Mutinies of 1798: The Irish Plot to Seize the Channel Fleet by Philip MacDougall
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Overview: The United Irish plot in 1798 aimed to capture British warships, revealing a lesser-known aspect of Irish rebellion history.
For Ireland, the year 1798 saw a major rebellion breaking out against rule from London, a time in which Britain was in its fifth year of a hard-fought war against revolutionary France. Set in motion by the Society of United Irishmen, an underground organisation with links to Paris, the rebellion was eventually crushed by an overwhelming force of arms. In this new, dramatic account, Philip MacDougall shines a light on a little covered aspect of this history: the United Irish plot to capture a number of British warships and the planned use of those vessels in support of the rebellion that broke out in 1798. The means by which those ships were to be taken, not by direct external attack but by mutinous intrigue directed from on board, is fully explored.
While ships blockading the French port of Brest returned to re-victual in Cawsand Bay, with many of the officers on shore leave, it was an ideal time for the plotting of mutinies. United Irishman alongside English and Scottish republicans could safely mix with those on other ships to develop a unified strategy.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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