Irlande 1798

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Description

"Irlande 1798" simulates the first week of the Irish campaign which occurred in 1798. One player controls the French army and the Irish patriots and the other player controls the British army and the Irish militia. It has 60 counters, 2 pages of rules and a one-page map. It covers the campaign in Ireland in 1798 when General Humbert landed in Kilcummin in County Mayo, with 1,000 soldiers, sparking an Irish rebellion against the British. After winning a battle at Castlebar the French force was eventually defeated at Ballinamuck. The wargame is included in the French magazine Vae Victis # 86.