The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13
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surgents, under Rev John Murphy, were badly defeated at Ballycarrow. These were the first serious checks re- ceived by the insurgents.
 June 2-Capture by the Irish forces of Lord Kingsborough and several British officers. Additional forces ar- rived from England, General Walpole assuming command.
 June 4-Battle of Toberneering The Irish, armed chiefly with spikes, utterly routed General Walpole and captured his cannon. Pursuit of the British to the town of Corey. After an ineffect- ual attempt to capture the place by as- sault the insurgents laid siege to Wal poles Notifications.
 June 5-Battle of Ross Three times the Irish captured the town after great loss. General Harvey showed incom- petence as a leader and allowed drunk enness and plundering. As a result the British returned with re-enforce- ments during the night and recaptured the stronghold. The struggle for it's possession had lasted altogether thir- teen hours, and had been attended with extraordinary bloodshed. General Jones commanded the British
 June S-Formal deposition from the insurgent leadership of Harvey, and election of Rev. Philip Roche in his SlCc1d. I1OlN Wcdh COIuIldllQ IIduy however, done so much to demoralize his men that Roche found almost in surmountable difficulties in the way of | restoring order and discipline. Numer- ous Skirmishes occurred, notably one at Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, between | the rebels and a large force under Sir Charles Asgil and the Earl of Ormonde. 1 The Irish defeated, and their leader l Captain John Brennan, killed. The im- ported English miners in the Castle conner collieries lent their aid against the rebels.
 June 9-Battle of Arklow, County Wicklow. Several hours of severe fight ing, resulting in drawn battle, the insurgents running short of ammuni- tion and retiring in good order. The rebel leader, Rev. M. Murphy killed by a cannon ball. The Irish firmly in- | trenched, repulsed night attack with heavy loss.
 June 12-Defeat of the insurgents at Barris, County Carlow. Skirmish of | Tinahely; the Irish victorious June 19-Second fight of Three Rocks Mountain The insurgent division of Colonel Thomas Clooney, surrounded by a far larger force of British regulars, succeeded in cutting it's way through the redcoats; and when pursued, sud- denly faced about and routed the enemy with considerable loss.
 June 20-Heavy defeat of the insur- gents after four and one-half hours of severe fighting at Foulkes Mills. Ar rival of second body of British rein- forcements from England and Wales.
 June 22-Battle of Vinegar Hill, Brit ish fully armed and numbering 20,000 men, surrounded the Irish forces, which consisted of only 2000 with firearms and less than 10000 with bikes and scythe- blades General Lake commanded the British: Rev. Philip Roche and Esmond Ryan the Irish. The fight was long and bloody, but such great superiority in strength told in the end. The in surgents were forced to abandon their position and retreat. The defeat broke the back of the rebellion. Commander Roche and a number of others were slain.
 June 23-A remnant of the insurgent army crossed the river Barrow into Kilkenny County. Battle of Cores bridge, in which the Irish under Rev. John Murphy won a. temporary victory.
 The rising in the south closed with the capture of Rev. John Murphy. Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey and many others of the insurgent chiefs. Most of them including the two mentioned, were summarily executed.