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Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763 – 4 June 1798) was an Irish aristocrat and nationalist. He abandoned his prospects as a distinguished veteran of British service in the American War of Independence, and as an Irish Parliamentarian, to embrace the cause of an independent Irish republic.
Há 5 dias · Lord Edward Fitzgerald (born Oct. 15, 1763, County Kildare, Ire.—died June 4, 1798, London, Eng.) was an Irish rebel renowned for his gallantry and courage. He was a leading conspirator behind the uprising of 1798 against British rule in Ireland.
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A biography of Edward FitzGerald, a United Irishman and a soldier who fought in America, the West Indies, and Canada. He was a friend of African-Americans and Native Americans, and a supporter of Irish independence and republicanism.
Lord Edward now assumed the military leadership of the United Irishmen, determined to assert by arms the independence of Ireland, a post for which he was in every way qualified both by training and disposition.
How were the United Irishman leader and MP Lord Edward Fitzgerald depicted in art and print in the 1790s? Explore the visual sources and meanings of his portraits by Hamilton, Hone and others.
Learn about the Irish nationalist and army officer who fought in the American Revolution and led the United Irishmen rebellion. Find entries from various Oxford Companions on his life, legacy, and sources.
Story of Ireland. c. 1900. CHAPTER LXXX. HOW THE BRITISH MINISTER FORCED ON THE RISING—THE FATE OF THE BRAVE LORD EDWARD—HOW THE BROTHERS SHEARES DIED HAND IN HAND—THE RISING OF NINETY-EIGHT.
