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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: The Somme Continues
There was little time for the British, or the Irish, to fully contemplate the scale of the disaster that had occurred on the 1st of July. The Battle of the Somme, and indeed, the Battle of Albert, were only just … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, bezentin, britain, contalmaison, france, germany, history, ireland, mametz, royal irish regiment, royal irish rifles, royal munster fusiliers, somme, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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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
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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
