"British victory" . "Expedition failure" . "Exp\u00E9dition d'Irlande"@en . "United Irishmen" . "French fleet partially destroyed by a storm" . . "44 ships" . . "*" . "15\u201320,000 Soldiers, marines & sailors," . . "The Exp\u00E9dition d'Irlande (\"Expedition to Ireland\") was an unsuccessful attempt by the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars to assist the outlawed Society of United Irishmen, a popular rebel Irish republican group, in their planned rebellion against British rule. The French intended to land a large expeditionary force in Ireland during the winter of 1796\u20131797 which would join with the United Irishmen and drive the British out of Ireland."@en . . "13 ships" . . . . . "Unknown" .