mun ition , ▁He ust on ' s ▁men ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁re bel ▁position ▁to ▁surrender . ▁He ust on ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ▁to ▁hold ▁his ▁position ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁hours , ▁to ▁delay ▁the ▁British , ▁but ▁had ▁held ▁on ▁for ▁three ▁days . ▁ ▁Rein for c ements ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Dublin ▁from ▁Britain , ▁and ▁dis emb ark ed ▁at ▁King st own ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁Wed nes day ▁ 2 6 ▁April . ▁He avy ▁fighting ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁re bel - h eld ▁positions ▁around ▁the ▁Grand ▁Canal ▁as ▁these ▁troops ▁advanced ▁towards ▁Dublin . ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Sher wood ▁Forest ers ▁were ▁repeatedly ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁cross - fire ▁trying ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁canal ▁at ▁Mount ▁Street ▁Bridge . ▁Se vent een ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁sever ely ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁British ▁advance , ▁killing ▁or ▁w ounding ▁ 2 4 0 ▁men . ▁Despite ▁there ▁being ▁alternative ▁routes ▁across ▁the ▁canal ▁nearby , ▁General ▁L owe ▁ordered ▁repeated ▁front al ▁assault s ▁on ▁the ▁Mount ▁Street ▁position . ▁The ▁British ▁eventually ▁took ▁the ▁position , ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁the ▁nearby ▁re bel ▁g arrison ▁at ▁Bol and ' s ▁M ills , ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁but ▁the ▁fighting ▁there ▁inf lic ted ▁up ▁to ▁two - third s ▁of ▁their ▁cas ual ties ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁week ▁for ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁just ▁four ▁dead ▁Vol unte ers . ▁It ▁had