#OnThisDay 1780 Miles Byrne was born in Monaseed, Wexford. Byrne fought at many battles during the 1798 Rebellion including leading a pike charge at Vinegar Hill. He then joined Michael Dwyer’s guerrillas in Wicklow & later joined in Emmet’s 1803 ill-fated rebellion. After all that he fought as an officer in Napoleon’s Irish Legion, eventually becoming a Brigadier General in the post Napoleonic French army.
It is possible that he was (and this is ) the first Irish man ever photographed.
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I'm David, I'm from Ireland. I am an avid fan of history. I have my B.A. in History, my M.A. in Military History and Strategic Studies,a Post Qualification Diploma in History and I've been teaching History for five years now.
I wanted to create a podcast that examines, in great detail, major Irish battles and battles allover the world in various wars that Irish people played a significant part in.
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