-
Join 385 other subscribers.
Never Felt Better
-
Recent Posts
Top Posts
- The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: Index
- Ireland's Wars: Index
- The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Scouring Of The Shire
- The Lords Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Grey Havens
- The Finals: Index
- In Detail: Iron Man – Tony Meets The Military (12.25 – 16.48)
- The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields
- Ireland's Wars: Operation Motorman
- The Works Of Shan Yu In "War Stories"
- The Lord Of The Rings, Chapter By Chapter: Journey To The Cross-Roads
2023 Current Film Top Ten
Categories
- 30 For 30 (1)
- Afghanistan (27)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (23)
- Batman (23)
- Battlestar Galactica (106)
- Better Know A Micro-Party (14)
- Books (147)
- Children's Rights Referendum (5)
- Clusterf**k To The Aras (32)
- Comic Book TV (6)
- Constitutional Convention (8)
- Counter Insurgency (COIN) (33)
- Cowboy Bebop (1)
- English Premiership (38)
- Fiction (123)
- Firefly (82)
- Fiscal Compact Referendum (10)
- Football (All) (340)
- Euro 2012 (31)
- Football 10/11 (84)
- Football 11/12 (90)
- Sportsball (World Cup 2010) (31)
- Gaming (9)
- General Election 2011 (68)
- General Election 2016 (42)
- General Election 2020 (33)
- Harry Potter (8)
- History (696)
- Humour (6)
- In Detail (20)
- Iraq (18)
- Ireland (1,001)
- Ireland's Wars (533)
- Irish Defence Forces (35)
- It Is Not War (7)
- League of Ireland (75)
- Libya (19)
- Limerick (98)
- Middle East (52)
- Never Felt Better (31)
- NFB Reading List (13)
- NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World (33)
- Number Ones (26)
- Perfect Scenes (5)
- Politics (418)
- Presidential Election 2011 (32)
- Presidential Election 2018 (8)
- Quick Reviews (2)
- Religion (16)
- Reviews (1,119)
- Revolutionary Remembrance (43)
- Same-Sex Marriage Referendum (23)
- Seanad Referendum (1)
- Sport (345)
- Stupidest Thing (16)
- The Finals (5)
- The Hobbit (19)
- The Lord of the Rings (83)
- To Ourselves (22)
- TV/Movies (943)
- Uncategorized (96)
- Villain Checklist (14)
- War (739)
- Why History? (6)
- World Cup 2014 (27)
- Wrestling (100)
- Xtranormal Videos (4)
Archives
Blogroll
Blog Stats
- 918,266 hits
Tag Archives: louis xv
Ireland’s Wars: The Irish At Fontenoy
In the decades following the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, the Irish Brigades of Europe, most notably in France, found themselves as soldiers without a war, relegated to garrison duty and minor adventures on unimportant campaigns, usually … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1745, austrian succession, cumberland, fontenoy, france, history, ireland, irish brigade, louis xv, saxe, war, wild geese
11 Comments
NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Fontenoy
How many of these decisive battles involve England or France? Name: The Battle of Fontenoy The War: The War of the Austrian Succession When: 11 May 1745 Where: Outside the town of Fontenoy, a few miles south-east of the city … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged 45, austria, austrian succesion, britain, cape breton, column, cumberland, decisive battles, fontenoy, france, history, ingolsby, irish brigade, louis xv, low countries, marie therese, mons, muskets, netherlands, pragmatic allies, rebellion, saxe, tournai, treaty, war
2 Comments
Never Felt Better 