This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...allowing for two regiments of English and two of foreigners for the protection of the camp: --English--Horse.. 6 regts. at 1 _ Dragoons.. 3 j"--' Foot. 15, . 550 = 8250 'o.95 Foreigners--Horse 1 _, r f '2, 100 = 30OO Dragoons j "" 1 Foot.. 8 550 = 4400 8,000 19,000 (circa) Story says that Ginkell had only 17,000. He ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...allowing for two regiments of English and two of foreigners for the protection of the camp: --English--Horse.. 6 regts. at 1 _ Dragoons.. 3 j"--' Foot. 15, . 550 = 8250 'o.95 Foreigners--Horse 1 _, r f '2, 100 = 30OO Dragoons j "" 1 Foot.. 8 550 = 4400 8,000 19,000 (circa) Story says that Ginkell had only 17,000. He thinks that the Irish had the advantage of 1000 men, but possibly he means the strength of their position was as good as 1000 men extra. Elsewhere he writes that they had 20,000 foot and 5000 horse. According to Macariae ExriJium they had 10,000 foot and 4000 horse. "The truth is," writes advantage, but this was counterbalanced by the fact that he was the attacking party. Early as the English had been astir the Irish had been earlier still. St. Ruth, having staked his future on the issue of the day, had done all in his power to ensure a favourable result; for down among the bogs of Aughrim he might retrieve the errors of Athlone, and thus hope yet again to sun himself in the favouring smile of his gracious sovereign. He was harsh and imperious by nature, but now he bent his haughty will to win the hearts of the Irish. Like Cromwell he tried to give a religious character to the fray. He had beaten the heretics of " the white shirts," and he had resolved to discomfit those of the pale. Masses were said, and heartfelt prayers were uttered for the success of the Irish. Nor was the use of sermons disdained; the priests exhorted their hearers to fight for home and fatherland. According to Story, St. Ruth addressed his officers in this strain.1 They were fighting, he said, for their religion, their liberty, and their honour. Unhappy events, too widely celebrated, had brou...
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Add this copy of Revolutionary Ireland and Its Settlement to cart. $105.55, fair condition, Sold by Victoria Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bere Alston, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1911 by The MacMillan.