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Ireland’s Wars: Taking Passchendaele
In the aftermath of the disastrous lack of success at Langemarck, Haig side-lined the unfortunate Gough, and gave Plumer and his Second Army the initiative for the remainder of the Third Ypres offensive, that would now pivot to aim at … Continue reading
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Tagged 1917, britain, germany, gough, history, ireland, irish guards, passchendaele, plumer, royal dublin fusiliers, royal munster fusiliers, thrid ypres, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Arras
On the western front, following the eventual end of the Somme campaign, soldiers settled in for a third Christmas and New Years in the trenches. 1916 had been a bloody year, with some gains and some victories to show for … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th (irish), 1917, 36th (Ulster), arleux, arras, britain, connaught rangers, france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, Leinster Regiment, messines, royal dublin fusiliers, war, western front, world war one, ww1, ypres
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Ireland’s Wars: The End Of The Somme
September was wearing on, and the weather was getting steadily worse, but the Somme campaign continued. The 36th (Ulster) and 16th (Irish) Divisions had share their share of the fighting (and the casualties) but plenty of other Irish units separate … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, ancre, ancre heights, britain, france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, le transloy, losboeufs, royal dublin fusiliers, royal irish regiment, somme, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: 1st July 1916
In the final week of June 1916, the British and French forces would fire somewhere close to a million a and half shells at the German lines in the Somme sector, as part of their plans to soften up the … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The Gallipoli Landings
In the run-up to the First World War, both the Entente and the Central Powers vied for the support of the Ottoman Empire, the massive political structure that nominally dominated Turkey and the Middle-East. In reality, the Ottoman’s had been … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, dardanelles, gallipoli, germany, history, ireland, ottomans, royal dublin fusiliers, royal inniskilling fusiliers, royal munster fusiliers, russia, suvla bay, turkey, v beach, war, x beach
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Ireland’s Wars: The Childers Reforms
By the later part of the 19th century, the British Army had grown from a glorified part-time militia into a professional cross-continental behemoth, at the forefront of military tactics and technology. But with this expansion came problems, namely a messy … Continue reading
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