The Irish Times6 天
An Irish Diary on Edward Despard: the Irish officer who served in the British army but was ...
On this week in 1798, Irish-born army officer Edward Marcus Despard was arrested at his home in Soho on suspicion of conspiracy of treason. The London Times reported that the arrest took place ...
来自MSN14 天
Two new museums will tell story of Irish soldiers in British Army
The history of Irish soldiers in the British armed forces is to be the focus of a new £13.6m plan to open two museums in Belfast and Enniskillen. The UNTOLD: Stories of the Irish in the British ...
RTE Online1 年
Plans for big reduction in Irish Army size before the end of 1923
Dublin, 1 June 1923-The Irish National Army is to be drastically reduced in size. The number of National Army soldiers currently stands at 49,000, but the Free State government plans to shrink ...
RTE Online6 年
Redmond urges Irish Volunteers to join the British Army
has called on members of the Irish Volunteers to join the British Army. He said: ‘Go on drilling and make yourself efficient for the work, and then account for yourselves as men, not only in ...