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Tag Archives: French
Ireland’s Wars: British Reactions In 1919
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
Ireland’s Wars: The Ashtown Ambush
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
Ireland’s Wars: Loos
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1915, britain, French, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, london irish, loos, royal munster fusiliers, war, western front, world war one
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Ireland’s Wars: Second Ypres, Second Artois
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1915, bef, dublin fusiliers, france, French, gas, germany, history, ireland, royal irish regiment, royal irish rifles, second artois, second ypres, war
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Ireland’s Wars: To The Trenches
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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Tagged 1914, aisne, bef, connaught rangers, first world war, first ypres, French, germany, history, ireland, irish fusiliers, irish regiments, leinsters, marne, munsters, royal irish regiment, royal irish rifles, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Mons
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, bef, belgium, france, French, history, ireland, mons, royal irish dragoons, royal irish regiment, royal irish rifles, von kluck, war, world war one
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Ireland’s Wars: The Curragh Mutiny
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, asquith, british army, curragh mutiny, French, history, home rule, ireland, irish volunteers, paget, seeley, ulster volunteers, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Ballinamuck
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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1798, ballinamuck, collooney, cornwallis, French, history, humbert, ireland, killala, rebellion, united irishmen, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Year Of The French
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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Tagged 1798, cornwallis, French, history, humbert, ireland, killala, mayo, rebellion, tone, united irishmen, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The 1691 Siege Of Limerick
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