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in 1798. When he obtained intelligence of a planned attack by the rebels on the night of 24 May 1798, Mahon set a deadly ambush. Some of the townsmen left the town to join the rebels; after they left, the garrison was dispersed among strong points throughout the town. The rebels were allowed to
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penetrate without resistance to the Potato Market, only to be met by a withering fire. Many took refuge in houses along Tullow Street, by which they had entered. These were promptly set on fire by the garrison, and the rebels who fled the flames were shot or bayoneted in the streets. The
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536:. This was unsuccessful; Stephen, still sitting for Roscommon, went over to the opposition. Thomas died in London, aged 69, on 8 December 1835 and was succeeded by his youngest brother, Rev.
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Reduction, and did not personally take part in the bungled attack on
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had come to an end by the next morning, when from four to six hundred of the rebels lay dead, with no loss to the garrison. Swift reprisals followed:
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on 12 August 1819, in part to conciliate them over their lack of other military preferments, and their father's unrequited desire to be made a
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from 1800 to 1819, was an Irish soldier, politician and peer. Son of a landed proprietor with an estate at
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Gallantry and
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to succeed him. Mahon, a pro-Unionist, gained the backing of the
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as a major on 26 November 1794. Major Mahon transferred into the
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On 14 October 1811, Mahon married
Catherine, the daughter of
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The Killing of Major Denis Mahon: A Mystery of Old Ireland
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He was afterwards appointed a colonel on the staff of the
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A Soldier's Recollections of the West Indies and America
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to carry out his obligations to the administration.
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359:on 31 October 1786, he received his
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1066:9th Queen's Royal Lancers officers
370:in 1794, and transferred into the
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712:. Harper Collins. pp. 23–24.
339:on 10 July 1782 and obtained his
123:Maurice Mahon, 1st Baron Hartland
1071:British Army lieutenant generals
1056:Barons in the Peerage of Ireland
1026:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
920:Parliament of the United Kingdom
807:. Frontline Books. p. 125.
758:. 29 October 1805. p. 1341.
611:. 14 December 1790. p. 754.
448:Parliament of the United Kingdom
351:on 17 April 1784. Admitted as a
283:in 1798. He briefly represented
257:Thomas Mahon, 2nd Baron Hartland
858:The History of Parliament Trust
736:The History of Parliament Trust
695:The History of Parliament Trust
631:. 31 January 1795. p. 112.
307:Early life and military service
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435:for Thomas's younger brother
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454:in 1801, he was informed by
357:St John's College, Cambridge
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234:Invasion of the River Plate
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852:. In Thorne, R. G. (ed.).
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