United Irish Uprising in Newfoundland

United Irish Uprising in Newfoundland
Reenactors portraying the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, a unit involved in the uprising
Date 24 April 1800 Location St. John's, Newfoundland Colony Result Mutiny suppressed
Belligerents
Great Britain	Mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Kent John Skerrett	James Murphy Sergeant Kelly
Strength
British garrison in Newfoundland	19 mutineers
Casualties and losses
None	8 executed 5 transported

The United Irish Uprising in Newfoundland was a failed mutiny by Irish soldiers in the British garrison in St. John's, Newfoundland on 24 April 1800. The authorities attributed it to the influence and example of the United Irishmen and their rebellion in Ireland two years prior.