Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.

The Battle of Castlebar was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, which occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo. A combined force of approximately 800 French troops and 2,000 United Irishmen rebels, commanded by Jean Joseph Amable Humbert, routed a British Crown force numbering from 3,000 to 5,000 men, led by Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake, in what would later become known as the "Castlebar Races" or "Races of Castlebar".

Castlebar Races WynneC (cropped)
Castlebar Races WynneC (cropped) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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Plaque-battle-castlebar (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Wolfe Tone
Wolfe Tone (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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Irish republicanism flags (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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