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Bompart’s Expedition To Ireland

Above : General Hoche, His Defeat Make France Send Bompart To Ireland A few days only after Hoche’s surrender another French expedition sailed for Ireland. There was one large battleship, the Hoche, and eight frigates, under Admiral Bompart. Amongst the officers who embarked on the Hoche was Theobald Wolfe Tone. On reaching the Irish coast [...]

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