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Colonel Despard: The Life and Death of an English/Irish Jacobin
Clifford C. Conner
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Description for Colonel Despard: The Life and Death of an English/Irish Jacobin
Hardback. Signed and inscribed by the author. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Edward Marcus Despard's execution in 1803 for plotting to assassinate King George III ended a life of adventure and intrigue, and a career that encompassed the American Revolution, the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and the French Revolutionary Wars. In spite of having Admiral Nelson testify in his defense, Colonel Edward Marcus Despard went to the scaffold in 1803, accused of treason and plotting to assassinate King George III. Despard's execution ended a life of adventure and intrigue, and a career that encompassed the American Revolution, the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and the French Revolutionary Wars. A Protestant Irishman accused of ... Read more
Edward Marcus Despard's execution in 1803 for plotting to assassinate King George III ended a life of adventure and intrigue, and a career that encompassed the American Revolution, the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and the French Revolutionary Wars. In spite of having Admiral Nelson testify in his defense, Colonel Edward Marcus Despard went to the scaffold in 1803, accused of treason and plotting to assassinate King George III. Despard's execution ended a life of adventure and intrigue, and a career that encompassed the American Revolution, the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and the French Revolutionary Wars. A Protestant Irishman accused of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US Pennsylvania
Condition
Used, Good
Signed by the author
Yes
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Conshohocken, United States
ISBN
9781580970266
SKU
KSG0027555
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