June 18th
1798
In a series of concerted moves British troops in Leinster pushed the United Irishmen back into south Co. Wexford. The rebels were now based in Wexford town and Camolin.
1815
The decisive battle of the Napoleonic War was fought near a small Belgian village which gave its name to the most famous battle in history, Waterloo. The British, with the assistance of the Dutch and the Prussians and commanded by the Duke of Wellington defeated the French, who, with characteristic bitterness, blamed it all on the Emperor’s haemaerroids.
A local boy from Clonmel, Lt Col John Hammerton, commanded the 44th East Essex on the day. Other Irish input, apart from the Duke himself, was provided by the 27th Foot, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who suffered the heaviest casualties of the day. Their cavalry counterparts , the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons were there too.
Died
1916
4792 Pte Thomas Russell, 8th Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. Killed in action on the Western Front. From Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford.
1919
55727 DI Michael Hunt, RIC. Killed in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. He was born in Sligo in 1873.
1920
Volunteer Thomas Brett from Drombane, Co. Tipperary. Died of wounds.
1953
Sgt Mark Brennan from Co. Mayo, of the 78 AA Bty, US Army died in an air crash in Korea.
1798
In a series of concerted moves British troops in Leinster pushed the United Irishmen back into south Co. Wexford. The rebels were now based in Wexford town and Camolin.
1815
The decisive battle of the Napoleonic War was fought near a small Belgian village which gave its name to the most famous battle in history, Waterloo. The British, with the assistance of the Dutch and the Prussians and commanded by the Duke of Wellington defeated the French, who, with characteristic bitterness, blamed it all on the Emperor’s haemaerroids.
A local boy from Clonmel, Lt Col John Hammerton, commanded the 44th East Essex on the day. Other Irish input, apart from the Duke himself, was provided by the 27th Foot, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who suffered the heaviest casualties of the day. Their cavalry counterparts , the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons were there too.
Died
1916
4792 Pte Thomas Russell, 8th Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. Killed in action on the Western Front. From Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford.
1919
55727 DI Michael Hunt, RIC. Killed in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. He was born in Sligo in 1873.
1920
Volunteer Thomas Brett from Drombane, Co. Tipperary. Died of wounds.
1953
Sgt Mark Brennan from Co. Mayo, of the 78 AA Bty, US Army died in an air crash in Korea.
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