On October 12, 1798 in Celtic History

French fleet intercepted off donegal. wolfe tone captured when the hoche strikes its colors

Home /
calendar /
october /
French fleet intercepted off Donegal. Wolfe Tone captured when The Hoche strikes its colors

Fri 12 Oct 1798

When the Rising occurred in May, 1798 another French fleet of 1,000 troops under the command of General Humbert landed at Killala, County Mayo where they were met by the numerically superior forces of the English Army commanded by General Lake to whom