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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 Boer Invasion
The Second Boer War began on the 11th of October 1899, when the Boer armies crossed the frontiers. By then, large amounts of British regulars were on boats headed to the Cape, but they wouldn’t arrive for a while yet. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1899, 5th lancers, boers, churchill, dublin fusiliers, elaandsgaate, history, ireland, kimberley, ladysmith, Royal Irish Fusiliers, talana hill, war
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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