1916 RISING

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• The Easter Rising, was an armed revolt in Irland
• during Easter Week.
• The rising aimed to end British rule in ireland
• And to establish an independantIrish Republic
• while the UK was engaged in World War 1

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• It s organised by seven members
• of the military council.
• The Irish Volunteers were led by schoolmater
• And Irish language activist Patrick Pearse

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• The volunteers were joined by
• The smaller Irish Citizen Army
• Lef by James Connolly, along with 200
• Members of cumann na mban

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• These for es seized key locations
• In Dublin
• GPO
• Four courts
• Jacobs biscuit factory

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• Forces led by Sean Connolly
• failed to take Dublin castle
• The rebels pccupied dublin
• City hall and adjacent buildings.
• Failed to take Trinit college

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• Explosives wre set in the
• Magazine fort in phoenix park but failed
• They failed to obtain any arms.

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• The volunteers shot dead
• civiliams that wre trying to
• attack them or dismantle
• their barricades.

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• British forces wre caight off guard
• At first - un-coordinated
• After some casualties, managed
• to regroup and launch several
• assaults.

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• Lord Wimborne declared martial law
• on Tuesday
• The British forces initially put their efforts
• into securing the approaches to Dublin
• Castle.

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• The principal rebel flrces didn't see much
• Combat. The British surrounded and
• bombardment themrather than assaulting
• directly
• The HQ at GPO was forced to surrender on 29/04