Beyond the Liffey and the Somme: Irish soldiers at the Tigris River, 1916

Sir,—In his article in your March/April issue (HI 24.2, pp 34–5)Mark Phelanstated that ‘the Connaught Rangers regiment had a colourful history, fighting with distinction at Waterloo and thereafter policing the outer limits of the British Empire’. In fact, the regiment wasenroute from Canada at the time of Waterloo and only arrived at Spithead on 15 ... Read more

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