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Tag Archives: waterloo
Ireland’s Wars: Waterloo
Waterloo is, in my opinion, every bit the great “decisive” battle that it is made out to be. The French Wars had appeared to peter out in 1813 and 1814, as Allied armies overran France and Napoleon’s military found itself … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 12th, 1815, 18th, 27th, 6th, dragoons, history, hussars, ireland, irish brigade, le haye sainte, napoleonic wars, war, waterloo
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Ireland’s Wars: Napoleon’s Irish Legion
Napoleon Bonaparte was a singular individual, every inch the “great man” who did more than anyone else to inspire that particular approach to history. Having won a serious reputation during many martial exploits, Napoleon seized power in Paris in 1799, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged almeida, boper, dos de mayo, history, hundred days, ireland, irish brigade, irish legion, napoleon, walcheren, war, waterloo
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Ireland’s Wars: The Irish Against Napoleon
The course of the French Revolutionary Wars and the subsequent Napoleonic Wars bears little going into. Between 1792 and 1815, France fought numerous conflicts against a series of opposing coalitions. What began as a conflict of mere survival for the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 27th, 6th, 87th, 88th, 89th, british army, france, history, ireland, napoleon, peninsular, revolutionary remembrance, war, waterloo, wellington
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The NFB Reading List: The Face Of Battle
I recently taught a course on “War and Conflict” at the Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland (CTYI) as part of their Centre for Academic Talent (CAT) program. The two week course was a stimulating and gratifying experience, and I can … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, NFB Reading List, Reviews, War
Tagged agincourt, battle study, battles tudy, history, john keegan, reading list, the face of battle, the somme, war, war books, waterloo
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Waterloo
Just as important and epic as its reputation would indicate. This is going to be long… Name: The Battle of Waterloo, sometimes called the Battle of Mont-Saint-Jean. The War: War of the Seventh Coalition, last of the Napoleonic Wars. When: 18 … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged 1815, 95th rifles, abba, allies, belgium, blucher, britain, bulow, campaign, coldstream, cornwall, council of vienna, d'erlon, decisive battles, foot guards, france, grouchy, Hannover, history, hougoumont, household brigade, imperial guard, l'armee de nord, le haye sainte, ligny, mont-saint-jean, napoleon, napoleonic wars, netherlands, ney, picton, plancenoit, prussia, quatre bras, seventh coalition, union brigade, united kingdom, uxbridge, war, waterloo, wavre, wellington
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Battles, Battles, Battles
There is a lot of them isn’t there? I’m trying to do what Creasy did and narrow down what I think are the most decisive battles in history. As you can imagine, a lot of problems with that process. Am … Continue reading
Posted in History, War
Tagged ain julut, alaric, battle, battles, borodino, cowpens, creasy, crecy, decisive, gravelines, hampton roads, hastings, hattin, history, madrid, marathon, marne, orleans, pearl harbour, pharsalus, sack of rome, sedan, somme, stalingrad, tshshima, valmy, vienna, war, waterloo, wilderness, zama
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