Except for a serious encounter with a police force in county Dublin, the fighting was confined to the capital.

It terminated by the unconditional surrender of the rebels on the Saturday.

The struggle was prolonged by the total lack of artillery in the early stages.

Riflemen established in houses could not be dislodged by direct assault of infantry without very heavy casualties to the attacking force.
The purpose of this book is to show Redmond's connection with this event and the succeeding developments from it.

He failed to foresee the event; he failed to direct its developments into the course he desired.