The expedition was able to land in Ireland at Killala on Thursday 23 August 1798, meeting with initial success in the battle of Castlebar, and subsequently declaring a "Republic of Connacht", with hopes of taking Dublin.
The expedition was able to land in Ireland at Killala on Thursday 23 August 1798, meeting with initial success in the battle of Castlebar. Humbert subsequently declared a "Republic of Connacht", with hopes of taking Dublin.