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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
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
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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Patrick Bury, COIN and PTSD
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a guest seminar given by Patrick Bury, a Captain in the Royal Irish Regiment, about his experiences serving in Sangin, southern Afghanistan in 2008. Bury has a book out (hence why he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), Middle East, War
Tagged Afghanistan, afpak, army suicide, britian, callsign hades, coin, insurgency, patrick bury, ptsd, royal irish regiment, rules of engagement, sangin, seminar, us, war
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