The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Rebellion_of_1798" id="mwaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Irish Rebellion of 1798">Irish Rebellion of 1798</a> led by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_United_Irishmen" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Society of United Irishmen">United Irishmen</a> against British rule begins.