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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 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
Ireland’s Wars: The Royal Irish Regiment In The 19th Century
We’ve rapidly run out of expressly Irish topics to talk about when it comes to the 19th century, and the next time we turn back to the island of Ireland, we will be on the approach to the twin conflicts … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th foot, 18th fot, 19th century, amoy, canton, china, crimea, first opium, history, ireland, new zealand, royal irish regiment, victoria, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Royal Irish Regiment
There were/are a large amount of “Irish” regiments within the British Armed Forces. Just check out this Wikipedia Category page, that only lists the defunct ones. The matter is complicated by the frequent creation and then extinction of these units, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged '15, 45, austrian succession, british army, history, ireland, jacobite, minorca, rir, royal irish regiment, seven years war, spanish succession, two kings, war
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