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Operation DRAGOON was the invasion of southern France on 15 August 1944; the Allied forces, including French Army formations, advanced north along the Rhône valley and established contact with General Patton's Third (US) Army before halting in the foothills of the Voges Mountains.
The issues of slavery and territorial and political control had been present from when the British American colonies fought for their independence from the British crown in the late 18th century. The so-called 'Founding Fathers', despite their political proclamation in the Declaration of Independence in 1776;
'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.'
For many years, the Sovereign of the United Kingdom has awarded two very special prizes to British Army Officer Cadets at Sandhurst. These are the Sword of Honour, awarded to the Cadet considered by the Commandant to be, overall, the best of the course, and the gold King’s or Queen’s Medal, awarded to the Cadet who achieves the highest scores in military, practical and academic studies.
This flintlock Brown Bess musket was made by Farrell McDermott, a gun maker of 1 Abbey Street, Dublin from 1790 to 1840. Variations of this musket were used by the British Army Infantry from 1722 to 1838.
The Adjutant General's Office recorded in the General Orders for Spain and Portugal that on 10 July 1809, a General Court Martial was convened at Placencia, by order of his Excellency Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley and:
This is better remembered as the 'War of 1812' and followed the American declaration of war on 18 June 1812. The United States was retaliating to the perceived British impediment of trade and succour between America and France during the Napoleonic Wars. However, those American politicians known as 'War Hawks' had ambitions to expand into the Great Lakes, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada and also westwards into the Indian Nation territories where resistance was supported by the British.
The 'Articles of Agreement for a Treaty', better known as the Anglo-Irish Treaty, was signed in London on 6 December 1921. It brought to an end the Irish War of Independence and was formally ratified by an Act to provide for the constitution of the Irish Free State, the 'Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922' which received Royal Assent on 5 December 1922. On 7 December 1922, Northern Ireland requested and was granted its secession from the Irish Free State.
Another attempt by the IRA to attack the Regimental Depot The Royal Irish Fusiliers in Gough Barracks, Armagh, was made in September 1958. Once again the bomb was removed by a Commanding Officer, Major H J P Baxter, assisted by others including Captain H K P Chavasse. For removing the bomb, Major Baxter and Captain Chavasse were awarded, respectively, the George Medal (GM) and Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Lord O’Neill was the Colonel of the Antrim Regiment on formation in 1793 and two of his sons were appointed as ensigns. Shortly afterwards the unit, which raised eight companies, became the Royal Antrim Regiment. It was also the 7th Regiment on the Irish Militia roll.
