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Post by groundhog on Dec 26, 2012 13:59:42 GMT
Richard Wall AKA; Ricardo Wall y Devreaux Born; 5th November 1694, Nantes, France Died; 26th December 1777, Spain Wars; Campaign in Sicily (1718), War of Naples (1734–35), War of the Austrian Succession (for Spain) Famous For; The son of a penniless Jacobite officer he rose to become a Field Marshal in the Spanish Army and Prime Minister of Spain www.irlandeses.org/0707tellez1.htm
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Post by groundhog on Dec 27, 2012 1:46:31 GMT
Dan Breen AKA; Dónall Ó Braoin Born; 11th August 1894, Donohill, Co. Tipperary Died; 27th December 1969, Dublin Wars; War of Independence, Civil War Famous For; Took part in the Soloheadbeg Ambush and the rescue of Sean Hogan at Knocklong Railway Station
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Post by groundhog on Dec 28, 2012 12:15:54 GMT
Robert Montgomery AKA; Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab Born; 2nd December 1809, Moville, Co. Donegal Died; 28th December 1887, India Wars; Indian Mutiny Famous For; Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab at the start of the Indian Mutiny, he disarmed the local garrison and prevented their mutinying. Grandfather of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
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Post by groundhog on Dec 29, 2012 0:07:35 GMT
William Adair AKA; General Sir William Adair Born; 1850 Died; 29th December 1931 Wars; Boer War Famous For; A Royal Marine Major-General and Ulster loyalist. Commanded the Antrim Ulster Volunteer Force and took part in the Larne gun running Photo Credit; Len Kinley www.downmemorylane.me.uk
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Post by groundhog on Dec 30, 2012 3:12:12 GMT
[/img][/center] AKA; Major-General Richard Montgomery Born; 2nd December 1738, Donegal Died; 31st December, 1775, Quebec, Canada Wars; Seven Years' War, Pontiac's War, (For Britain) American Revolution (For the USA) Famous For; A Major General in the Continental Army, Montgomery led the invasion of Canada in 1775. He was killed at the Battle of Quebec www.revolutionarywararchives.org/montgomery.html
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Post by groundhog on Dec 31, 2012 18:45:27 GMT
Theobald Taaffe AKA; 1st Earl of Carlingford, Viscount Taaffe, Baron Ballymote Born; 1603 Died; 31st December 1677 Wars; Confederate Wars Famous For; Commanded the Munster Army in 1647. Stayed loyal to the King and was created Earl of Carlingford at the Restoration. His descendants ended up in Austria where there was a Graf Von Taaffe until 1919
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Post by groundhog on Jan 1, 2013 13:20:20 GMT
Bernard Ryan Born; 1st January 1900, Dublin Died; 14th March 1921, executed in Mountjoy Jail, Dublin Wars; War of Independence Famous For; He was one of the “Forgotten Ten”
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Post by groundhog on Jan 2, 2013 2:07:33 GMT
Stephen McGroarty AKA; Brigadier-General Stephen Joseph McGroarty Born; 1830, Co. Donegal Died; 2nd January 1870 Wars; American Civil War Famous For; Was wounded 23 times in battle including the loss of his left arm at Carnifex Ferry. Naturally he did not leave the field but fought on with sword in right hand and reins between his teeth
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Post by groundhog on Jan 4, 2013 14:55:16 GMT
Roger Mortimer AKA; Roger de Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Born; 25th April 1287, Herefordshire, England Died; 29th November 1330, executed at Tyburn Wars; Bruce Wars, Despenser War Famous For; Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in November 1316
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Post by groundhog on Jan 6, 2013 0:51:07 GMT
Gerald Boland
AKA; Gearroid Ua Beolláin Born; 25th May 1885, Manchester, Engand Died; 5th January 1973, Dublin Wars; 1916 Rising, War of Independence, Civil War Famous For; Brother of Harry Boland, he fought at Jacob’s Mills in 1916
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Post by groundhog on Jan 6, 2013 0:52:49 GMT
Benito Lynch AKA; Benito Antonio Lynch Born; 1791, Buenos Aires, Argentina Died; 1865 Wars; Napoleonic Wars, Argentine War of Independence Famous For; Fought at Trafalgar in Spanish Navy
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Post by groundhog on Jan 7, 2013 0:05:53 GMT
John O'Neill AKA; Brigadier-General John O'Neill Born; 8th March 1834, Drumgallon, Co. Monaghan Died; 7th January 1878, Omaha, Nebraska Wars; Utah War, American Civil War, Fenian Invasion of Canada Famous For; Defeating Canadian forces at the Battle of Ridgeway
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Post by groundhog on Jan 7, 2013 23:59:31 GMT
George O'Brien AKA; Brigadier General George Morgan O'Brien Born; 1st May 1828, Co. Wexford Died; 8th January 1887, Omaha, Nebraska Wars; American Civil War Famous For; Coincidentally O’Brien, yesterday’s Who’s Who John O’Neill and today’s Medal of Honor winner Edmond Butler are all buried in the same cemetery, Holy Sepulchre in Omaha.
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Post by groundhog on Jan 9, 2013 13:01:21 GMT
Nevil Macready AKA; General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, Make-Ready Born; 7th May 1862, Cheltenham Died; 9th January 1946, London Wars; Boer War, WW1, War of Independence Famous For; He was Commander in Chief of British forces in Ireland during the War of Independence
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Post by groundhog on Jan 10, 2013 9:25:28 GMT
Julio Antonio Mella AKA; Nicanor McPartland Born; 25th March 1903, Havana, Cuba Died; 10th January 1929, assassinated in Mexico Wars; He was a Cuban revolutionary Famous For; Co-founder and leader of the Communist Party of Cuba. www.irlandeses.org/dilab_mcpartland.htm
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