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Ireland’s Wars: The Great Retreat
In the aftermath of Mons, and the larger “Battle of the Frontiers”, the Allied forces of Britain and France (and Belgium, technically) were in full retreat. Sir John French’s BEF had held the Germans up for the better part of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1914, connaught rangers, etreux, first world war, france, germany, great retreat, history, ireland, la cateau, mons, royal irish rifles, royal munster fusiliers, 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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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
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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
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