Edward Fitzgerald (insurgent)

Fitzgerald, born at Newpark, County Wexford, about 1770, was a country gentleman of considerable means.

On being released by the people, he commanded in some of the engagements that took place in different parts of the county during the occupation of the town, exhibiting, it is said, far better generalship than the commander-in-chief, Bagenal Beauchamp Harvey.

The 19th-century historian Richard Robert Madden commended his humanity to the prisoners that fell into his hands at Gorey.

He afterwards joined in the expedition against Hacketstown, and surrendered upon terms to General Wilford in the middle of July.

With Garrett Byrne and others he was detained in custody in Dublin until the following year, when he was allowed to live in England.