United Irishmen, Battle of Saintfield, Granville Anson Chetwynd-Stapylton, and Thomas Leslie Birch black plaque — Report the wrong picture

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Black plaque on Saintfield High School records that on 9 June 1798 United Irishmen country people defeated Colonel Granville Stapylton’s York Fencibles along Belfast Road and in adjoining fields. Rev Thomas Leslie Birch, Presbyterian Minister of Saintfield, fought beside them, and the insurgents held the town before moving toward Ballynahinch and the later defeat in Down on 13 June 1798.

This black commemorative plaque records: The Battle of Saintfield. On 9 June 1798, along this road and in the adjoining fields, was fought the Battle of Saintfield. The United Irishmen, represented by a strong body of country people, defeated a military force under Colonel Granville Stapylton of the York Fencibles. The insurgents, including Rev Thomas Leslie Birch, Presbyterian Minister of Saintfield, were left in possession of the town and surrounding area before moving on to Ballynahinch, and the defeat of the rebels in Down on 13 June 1798 Recorded plaque organisation: Down District 1798 Bicentenary Committee.

The United Irishmen were a republican revolutionary group active in Ireland during the late 18th century, significant for their role in organizing rebellions against British rule; Major General Granville Anson Chetwynd-Stapylton and Rev Thomas Leslie Birch were key figures at the Battle of Saintfield, where Birch led insurgents alongside United Irishmen forces against government troops under Stapylton's command.

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