...the surviving column of no more than…
July 1798 CE
...the surviving column of no more than a thousand men is constantly harried by pursuing Government troops until forced to stand and fight at Knightstown near the river Slane, where they are scattered and defeated.
Some rebel units manage to reform and the decision is made to head back to Wexford but the surviving column is intercepted and met final defeat on the evening of the same day at Ballyboghill, Co. Dublin.
Perry, who probably loses contact with the main rebel force before the final battle, flees towards the west in the company of Father Mogue Kearns and others.
They reach Edenderry in County Offaly before being captured by the military and are both summarily hanged on July 12.