al in the landing of guns from the Asgard in July 1914, which demonstrated de Valera's extraordinary leadership ability to the Volunteers. Eamon de Valera's background prepared him for victory in his struggle for a united Ireland free of British rule as accomplished through the Easter Rebellion, the struggle over the 1921 Treaty and the Constitution of 1937. "Having organised and trained her manhood through her secret revolutionary organisation, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and through her open military organisations, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army, having patiently perfected her discipline, having resolutely waited for the right moment to reveal itself, she now seizes that moment . . . she strikes in full confidence of victory". The leaders of the Easter Rebellion wrote this declaration of independence when they seized control of Dublin during the Easter Rebellion of 1916. On the 24th of April, Easter Monday, Irish u rebels frustrated over the "suspension of the Irish Home Rule Bill in 1914" seized control of strategic sections of Dublin including the General Post Office, the town castle, Stephen's Green, and other central locations. Padraig Pearse, a teacher, lead over two thousand men and women against the British troops and established the provisional government of the Irish Republic through the "Poblacht Na H Eireann". The rebellion was underway despite several mishaps suffered by the resistance including the failed attempt to procure a German shipment of rifles and an order by Eoin MacNeill to cancel the movement. De Valera chose to obey the Revolutionary Council's decision and follow Pearse, his Commander in Chief, into battle on Easter Monday. De Valera's battalion was charged with securing the southeast section of the city, likely to be the site of arrival for British reinforcements. Due to MacNeill's announcement, De Valera had to contend with a manpower shortage, which forced him to focus h...
