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Chapter eight 297 of Humbert’s Franco-Irish army, that the defeat has since been known in history by the
derogatary title, ‘The Races of Castlebar/Castlebar Races.’
“By a forced march he crossed twenty English miles of bog and mountain, by a road hitherto considered impracticable-reached the royalist position-and at noon on Mon- day had completely routed a well-appointed army, and seized the town of Castlebar. All these afairs being transacted in the short space occurring between Wednesday evening, when he landed, and Monday, at midday, when he took possession of the capital of the county. ...The same spirit, the same celerity, and the same boldness, distinguishing the close of a career, which throughout had been marked with a dar- ing and success, that elicited the unqualiied admiration even of his enemies.”
(W.H. Maxwell, History of the Irish Rebellion in 1798)
General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert