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Ireland’s Wars: Second Ypres, Second Artois

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

For the BEF and the Irish regiments, the winter of 1914/15 was a miserable enough time. First Ypres had been a grinder: nearly 75% of the overall force were casualties. The famous truce passed quickly, and was only observed in … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Boer Invasion

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

The Second Boer War began on the 11th of October 1899, when the Boer armies crossed the frontiers. By then, large amounts of British regulars were on boats headed to the Cape, but they wouldn’t arrive for a while yet. … Continue reading →

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