Tag Archives: French

Ireland’s Wars: British Reactions In 1919

Posted on Sep 24, 2019 by NFB

Thus far, we have really only talked about the British side of the Irish War of Independence in a distant manner, discussing them merely as a target for the IRA and as the enemy of “the Republic”. In this entry, … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Ashtown Ambush

Posted on Sep 10, 2019 by NFB

Having spent a few entries discussing events in the west and south of the country in 1919, we must not move briefly back to the capital, where things continued apace. The Dublin Brigade’s shadowy war against the DMP and G … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Loos

Posted on Sep 19, 2017 by NFB

In the aftermath of the failed offensives of earlier in 1915, and as thousands of Allied troops were fighting and dying in the futile Gallipoli effort, the British and French armies made one more attempt to force a breakthrough on … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Second Ypres, Second Artois

Posted on Aug 29, 2017 by NFB

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: To The Trenches

Posted on Aug 22, 2017 by NFB

The Battle of the Marne, known also as the “miracle of the Marne”, took place between 6th and 10th September 1914. The battle is primarily known as a French and German one in popular remembrance, the clash of arms wherein … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Mons

Posted on Aug 8, 2017 by NFB

The early days of the war in Europe, for the men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) anyway, were a helter-skelter affair of rapid mobilisation, a boat ride across the Irish Sea or English Channel and a march through the … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Curragh Mutiny

Posted on Jun 27, 2017 by NFB

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 NFB

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 NFB

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 Jun 24, 2015 by NFB

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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