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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: 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: Loos
In the aftermath of the failed offensives of earlier in 1915, and as thousands of Allied troops were fighting and dying in the futile Gallipoli effort, the British and French armies made one more attempt to force a breakthrough on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, britain, French, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, london irish, loos, royal munster fusiliers, war, western front, world war one
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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 Great Retreat
In the aftermath of Mons, and the larger “Battle of the Frontiers”, the Allied forces of Britain and France (and Belgium, technically) were in full retreat. Sir John French’s BEF had held the Germans up for the better part of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, connaught rangers, etreux, first world war, france, germany, great retreat, history, ireland, la cateau, mons, royal irish rifles, royal munster fusiliers, 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
Revolutionary Remembrance: Patrick Costelloe, Royal Munster Fusiliers (Part Two)
Next up, a very small “DESCRIPTIVE RETURN” form for a member of the Royal Munster Fusiliers. It simply lists a few basic details about Costelloe – service number, name, length of service, character (“good”) etc. The document is listed as … Continue reading
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Tagged history, ireland, revolutionary remembrance, royal munster fusiliers, war
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Revolutionary Remembrance: Patrick Costelloe, Royal Munster Fusiliers (Part One)
Something a little different this time. In the spirit of the current focus on all things “Start of World War One”, I thought we’d talk about my great Grandfather. And we’ll do so, in the spirit of education, by having … Continue reading
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Tagged costelloe, ireland, revolutionary remembrance, royal munster fusiliers, war, world war one
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