Extract from a letter by Lieutenant General Dundas to Viscount Castlereagh
A copy of a letter carrying a report by General Ralph Dundas referring to a violent clash with rebels around the town of Kilcullen (referred to in the bulletin as ‘Kilcullen Bridge’) in County Kildare.
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- 25 May 1798
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- 1 p.; printed
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- A copy of a letter carrying a report by General Ralph Dundas referring to a violent clash with rebels around the town of Kilcullen (referred to in the bulletin as ‘Kilcullen Bridge’) in County Kildare.
- General note
- General Ralph Dundas (1730-1814) was a Scottish-born officer in the British Army. As Commander of the Army of the Midlands, Dundas was tasked with countering the spreading United Irishmen rebellion in the region in 1798. Despite his forces successfully beating off almost every attack, Dundas issued a general order for all Crown soldiers and militia under his command to withdraw to Naas, in effect abandoning much of County Kildare to the rebels. Ultimately, catastrophic rebel defeats at Carlow and at Tara Hill in County Meath effectively ended the rebellion in the midlands. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Dundas
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- Irish Capuchin Archives
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- Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. > Official Bulletins, Letters and Reports on the 1798 Rebellion
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- DUBLIN CASTLE, MAY 25, 1798, Half past 3 P. M.
- Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant General Dundas to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, dated Naas, May 25, 1798.
- Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant General Dundas to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, dated Naas, May 25, 1798.
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DUBLIN CASTLE, MAY 25, 1798, Half past 3 P. M. Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant General Dundas to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, dated Naas, May 25, 1798. “ In Addition to the Account which I had the Honor of sending you Yesterday, I have the Satisfaction to inform your Lordship, that about 2 P. M. Yesterday I marched out again to attack the Rebels, who had assembled in great Force on the North Side of the Liffey, and were advancing towards Kilcullen Bridge : They occupied the Hills on the left of the Road leading to Dublin, the Road itself and the Fields highly inclosed, on the right. The Attack began between 3 and 4; was made with Gallantry; the Infantry forcing the Enemy on the Road, and driving them from the Hills on the left; the Cavalry, with equal Success, cutting off their Retreat. The Affair ended soon after 4. The Slaughter was considerable for such an Action; one Hundred and Thirty lay dead. No Prisoners. “ I have the further Satisfaction of stating to your Lordship, THAT HIS MAJESTY'S TROOPS DID NOT SUFFER IN EITHER KILLED OR WOUNDED. The Rebels left great Quantities of all Kinds of Arms behind them, and fled in all Directions. “ This Morning all is in perfect Quietness. General Wilford, from Kildare, joined me last Night; an Officer with whom I serve with unspeakable Satisfaction. “ The Troops of every Description, both Officers and Men, shewed a Degree of Gallantry which it was difficult to restrain within prudent Bounds. “ Captain La Touche's Corps of Yeomantry distinguished themselves in a high Stile.” DUBLIN: Printed by GEORGE GRIERSON, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.