Death of 1798 Rebel and French Soldier Miles Byrne 1862

#OnThisDay 1862 Miles Byrne passed away in Paris. Byrne was a leader in the 1798 Rebellion, joined Michael Dwyer in Wicklow afterwards & Robert Emmet in 1803. Dwyer left for France & joined Napoleon’s Irish Legion where he retired as Lt.Colonel.

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