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Volunteer Campaign Preceding Repeal
- When
- February–April 1782
- Where
- Dungannon, Ulster, and Dublin
- Part of
- Constitution of 1782
Ulster Volunteer delegates met at Dungannon, and Grattan's Declaration of Irish Rights passed in Dublin.
In February 1782, delegates from 147 Volunteer corps in Ulster gathered at Dungannon. In April 1782, with Volunteer cavalry, infantry, and artillery posted on all approaches to the Dublin parliament, Henry Grattan, leader of the patriot opposition, had a Declaration of Irish Rights carried by acclaim in the Commons, creating pressure that preceded the Westminster repeal.
Sources
- Constitution of 1782 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30
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