1797 ⟶ Bonaparte Plans Irish Invasion with Wolfe Tone

December 21: Bonaparte meets with the Irish leader Wolfe Ton...
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⚔️ Hoche Appointed to Lead Irish Invasion

July 20: General Hoche is named head of an army to invade Ireland in support of the Irish independence movement.⟶
Hoche Appointed to Lead Irish Invasion (1796)
French RevolutionMilitaryIrelandHocheInvasionIndependenceWarfare18th Century

🚢 French Fleet Departs Brest for Irish Invasion

December 15–17: Departure from Brest of a fleet carrying a French army commanded by Hoche to invade Ireland.⟶
French Fleet Departs Brest for Irish Invasion (1796)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignIrelandInvasionHocheFleetBrestNaval OperationsFranco-Irish relations

🇮🇪 Bonaparte Plans Irish Invasion with Wolfe Tone

December 21: Bonaparte meets with the Irish leader Wolfe Tone to discuss a future French landing in Ireland.⟶
Bonaparte Plans Irish Invasion with Wolfe Tone (1797)
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsIrelandBonaparteWolfe ToneMilitary PlanningInvasionRepublicanismFranco-Irish Alliance

⚔️ Irish Rebellion Begins Amidst Bonaparte Rumors

May 23: Anti-British uprising begins in Ireland; the Irish rebels believe that Bonaparte is sailing to Ireland.⟶
IrelandRebellionUnited IrishmenAnti-BritishBonaparteFrench RevolutionWarfareInsurgencyMilitary18th Century

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

July 24: Bonaparte and his army enter Cairo.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptCairoMilitary CampaignBonaparteInvasionOccupationMiddle East

⚔️ Bonaparte's Syrian Campaign Begins

February 20: Bonaparte marches his army from Cairo toward Syria.⟶
Bonaparte's Syrian Campaign Begins (1799)
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsMilitary CampaignSyriaEgyptBonaparteMiddle EastOttoman EmpireInvasion