#OnThisDay 1798 The Ulster United Irishmen rebels were defeated at the Battle of Ballynahinch by British forces. The Crown troops razed Ballynahinch & killed many fleeing the town, most famously Betsy Gray. Rebel leader Munro was captured & hanged. #Ireland #History
#OnThisDay 1944 Members of the 38th (Irish) Division were invited to the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Pius XII. It was attended by both Catholics& Protestant soldiers. Pic below, 38th Band parade in St. Peter’s Basilica.
#OnThisDay 1917 Brigadier-General Ambrose Ricardo, Commander of the 109th Brigade, 36th Division (centre), & his four battalion commanders(9th, 10th, 11th Battalions, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers & 14th Batt, Royal Irish Rifles) after the capture of Wytschaete.
#Ireland #History #WW1
#OnThisDay 1775 Jeremiah O’Brien, his five brothers (whose father was from Ireland)& local militia storm & captured the British ship HMS Margaretta at the Battle of Machias, Maine. This was the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War. #Ireland #History #Navy
#OnThisDay 1864 One of the largest cavalry battles of the American Civil War raged at Trevilian Station VA.Union forces were led by Fightin’ Phil Sheridan whose parents were from Cavan.The Union were tactically defeated but strategically reached their objective #Ireland #History
The Irish at War 