The Rebels Are Defeated at Vinegar Hill; However, Two Rebel Columns Escape; the Southern Column Camps at Sleedagh Demense; the Northern Column Camps at Peppards Castle. Government Forces Re-Take Wexford Town

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The Rebels are defeated at Vinegar Hill; however, two Rebel columns escape; the Southern column camps at Sleedagh Demense; the Northern column camps at Peppards Castle. Government forces re-take Wexford town

Frederick Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat and holder of estates at Clandeboye, Co. Down, is born in Florence

← Frederick Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat and holder of estates at Clandeboye, Co. Down, is born in Florence

Scottish explorer Mungo Park reached the source of the river Niger in Africa.

Scottish explorer Mungo Park reached the source of the river Niger in Africa. →

Frederick Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat and holder of estates at Clandeboye, Co. Down, is born in Florence

← Frederick Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat and holder of estates at Clandeboye, Co. Down, is born in Florence

The Rebels are defeated at Vinegar Hill; however, two Rebel columns escape; the Southern column camps at Sleedagh Demense; the Northern column camps at Peppards Castle. Government forces re-take Wexford town

Scottish explorer Mungo Park reached the source of the river Niger in Africa.

Scottish explorer Mungo Park reached the source of the river Niger in Africa. →

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