serviceyears relations death_date death_place birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1793 -- 1803 thomas addis emmet 20 september 1803 dublin dublin , ireland united irishmen 1798 rebellion irish rebellion of 1803 04 march 1778 commander maxwell -lrb- 1845 -rrb- p463 robert emmett.jpg robert emmet
 robert emmet
robert emmet

robert emmet -lrb- 4 march 1778 -- 20 september 1803 -rrb- was an irish nationalist and republican , orator and rebel leader .
he led an abortive rebellion against british rule in 1803 .
he was captured by the british , tried and executed for high treason against the british king .
robert emmet came from a wealthy protestant family who sympathised with irish catholics and their lack of fair representation in parliament .
the emmet family also sympathised with the american revolution .
while his own efforts to rebel against british rule failed , his actions and speech after his conviction inspired his compatriots .
