1796 ⟶ Hoche Appointed to Lead Irish Invasion
July 20: General Hoche is named head of an army to invade Ir...
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👮 General Hoche Arrested and Imprisoned
March 20: Arrest of General Hoche, a member of the Cordeliers. He is freed in August after the fall of Robespierre.⟶
arrestimprisonmentmilitaryCordeliersRobespierreFrench Revolutionpolitical repressionThermidorian ReactionHocheGeneral
🚢 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 RevolutionMilitary CampaignIrelandInvasionHocheFleetBrestNaval OperationsFranco-Irish relations
⚔️ Augereau Appointed Commander of the Army of the Rhine
September 23: General Augereau, who carried out the September 4 coup, is named commander of the new Army of the Rhine.⟶
French RevolutionMilitaryArmy of the RhineGeneral AugereauCoup d'étatMilitary CommandWarfareFrench Directory
🇮🇪 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.⟶
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