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Tone was concerned by the plight of the mass of the Irish Catholic population writing; "...they have been stripped of all land, the bulk are in the lowest degree of misery, they seldom taste bread, live in wretched hovels and labor incessantly".

Tone was concerned by the plight of the mass of the Irish Catholic population writing; "...they have been stripped of all land, the bulk are in the lowest degree of misery, they seldom taste bread, live in wretched hovels and labor incessantly".

He attempted to unite Catholics and Protestants and had many avid [[Presbytarian]] followers.

He attempted to unite Catholics and Protestants and had many avid [[Presbyterian]] followers.

Wolfe Tone planned to persuade the [[France|French]] to send an army that would back an uprising against the aristocracy. After repeated requests, the [[French Directory]], seeing an oppotunity to weaken British power, agreed. A singe fleet was sent under the command of [[Hoche]] to land at [[Cork]] on the south coast of [[Ireland]] in December 1796. However, a freak [[hurricane]] forced the fleet to return.

Wolfe Tone planned to persuade the [[France|French]] to send an army that would back an uprising against the aristocracy. After repeated requests, the [[French Directory]], seeing an opportunity to weaken British power, agreed. A singe fleet was sent under the command of [[Hoche]] to land at [[Cork]] on the south coast of [[Ireland]] in December 1796. However, a freak [[hurricane]] forced the fleet to return.

The fleet had, however, been spotted and the Chief Secretary for Ireland, [[Lord Pelham]], ordered a reign of terror. Anyone suspected of supporting the invasion or Wolfe Tone was to be flogged.

The fleet had, however, been spotted and the Chief Secretary for Ireland, [[Lord Pelham]], ordered a reign of terror. Anyone suspected of supporting the invasion or Wolfe Tone was to be flogged.