Vera Lynn with British troops in Burma, 1942.
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IN Black Face Sacrificing Black Blood in London 1897
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#OTD in 1916 – Easter Rebellion | British Troops move into Dublin.
One day after the Proclamation of the Irish Republic is read by Pádraig Pearse on Easter Monday and a day of limited activity, British authorities start to take action. By the end of the day, 7,000 troops will be moved into Dublin from Belfast and the Curragh. Those British forces stationed in Ireland that were the first to be ordered to act against the Rising were predominantly Irish-born, and…
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Prince Louis enjoys the music alongside The Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and The Duchess of Edinburgh. Trooping the Colour, 15 June 2024.
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Princess Charlotte trooping the colour, June 2024
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The Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watch Trooping the Colour || June 15, 2024.
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Horse Guards Parade, London (June 15, 2024)
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The Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales attend Trooping the Colour on the occasion of King Charles III's 75th birthday celebrations, at Buckingham Palace in London, England -June 15th 2024.
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#OTD in 1920 – On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth, Private James Daly, is court-martialled and executed by firing squad.
The Connaught Rangers (The Devil’s Own) was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army originally raised in 1793 as the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers), which gained a reputation both for indiscipline and for its prowess as shock troops and streetfighters with the bayonet while serving under the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War in Spain.
James Daly, a native of Co…
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