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- Henry Munro (1758 – 1798) was a United Irishman born in Lisburn, County Down, who in 1798 commanded rebel forces, the United Army of Down, at the Battle of Ballynahinch.
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Henry Munro (1758 – 1798) was a United Irishman born in Lisburn, County Down, who in 1798 commanded rebel forces, the United Army of Down, at the Battle of Ballynahinch.
A Presbyterian, he was the ardent advocate of Catholic Emancipation, and to forward this object he joined the United Irishmen in 1795. He had been a Volunteer, and always had a taste for military studies; yet we are told that leadership in the ensuing insurrection was rather pressed upon him.
Jul 31, 2023 · Henry Monro, United Irishman who was too honourable towards the enemy. By The Newsroom. Published 31st Jul 2023, 06:00 BST. Henry Munro refused to attack government forces at Ballynahinch...
The battle of Ballynahinch was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 between a force of roughly 4,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Henry Munro and approximately 2,000 government troops under the command of George Nugent.
- 12-13 June 1798
- British victory
- Ballynahinch, County Down
Henry Munro, a linen merchant from Lisburn, was elected leader of the Down forces in Dickson's place. Crown forces stationed in Newtownards, led by Colonel Stapelton, marched against Saintfield with a body of cavalry and two pieces of cannon.
The Battle of Ballynahinch was one of the decisive battles of the 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion against British rule. It’s remembered today not only because of its historical importance but for the way the Irish commander Henry Munro may have cost the lives of many of his men because of a misplaced sense of chivalry.
MONRO, MONROE, or MUNRO, HENRY (1768–1798), United Irishman, born in 1768, was the only son of a presbyterian tradesman of Scottish descent settled at Lisburn. The father died in 1793, leaving a widow, whose maiden name had been Gorman.
