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Ireland’s Wars: The Curragh Mutiny

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

Coming out of the wave of volunteering in 1912 and 1913, and then the unrest of the Lockout, 1914 was earmarked as a momentous year in Irish history. Under the new rules governing what the House of Lords could and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ballinamuck

Posted on May 25, 2016 by

Not counting a small amount of unnumbered supplementary entries I wrote out to fill in a few gaps, this is the 200th edition of Ireland’s Wars. We’ve come a long way, and still have Robert Emmet, Young Irelanders, Fenians, World … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Year Of The French

Posted on May 11, 2016 by

With the serious fighting finished, or so it seemed, Cornwallis set about the task of administering the aftermath. And there was much to do. One of his first acts was a general writ of pardon for low-level rebels in entire … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The 1691 Siege Of Limerick

Posted on June 24, 2015 by

The last act in the War of the Two Kings was about to begin. The army of Godert de Ginkel made its final approach on the last enemy stronghold of significance, while the Jacobite defenders of Limerick made their last … Continue reading →

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It Is Not War #2: Sharpe’s Eagle

Posted on August 8, 2010 by

Disclaimer: I have a feeling I’ll be putting a lot of these up before “It Is Not War” posts. Anyway, the vast majority of what I’m planning on covering in this series are big budget type stuff, the kind of … Continue reading →

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