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This is true, but it must be remembered that de Valera was at this time the leader of the Anti-Treaty minority having resigned his position in Daíl Eireann when the treaty was ratified in January 1922. This was the preamble to the Irish Civil War.Richard Frost wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21 2023 12:33pm21st February
1922 Irish Nationalist Eamon De Valera calls a convention of the Sinn Féin, declaring the Republican Government the only legitimate one in all Ireland
This had no effect... the various volunteer units of the Republican forces continued to fight in the 15th International Brigade until the Republican government mistakenly abolished it in 1938 in the hope that the league would also enforce the withdrawal of Italian and German support for the Nationalist side.Richard Frost wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21 2023 12:33pm1937 The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War
Yes-ish and no-ish. The invasion was certainly under the French colours, but La Seconde Légion des Francs (otherwise known as La Légion Noire - "The Black Legion") was commanded by Chef de Brigade William Tate, a 44 year-old Irish-American who did not speak French! They used uniforms and equipment captured at the unsuccessful anti-revolutionary landing at Quiberon in 1795 - British uniforms dyed to a brown/black colour from which the unit got its nickname. After 3 days the force surrendered - some 46 officers and 1178 men - having lost eight men in the landing and four due to enemy action. Some were reportedly British prisoners and there were certainly Irish officers and men amongst them. After brief imprisonment, Tate was returned to France in a prisoner exchange in 1798, along with most of his invasion force.Richard Frost wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22 2023 2:54pm22nd February
1797 The Last Invasion of Britain, launched by the French during the Revolutionary Wars, begins near Fishguard, Wales
Not directly related, but I remember driving through Cantabria with my sister and her kids in 1984. We misjudged the journey time and found ourselves driving through the foothills of the Picos de Europa at sunset. Driving was pretty tiring, so I pulled into a "layby" for a break and was approached by a guy with an acetylene lantern. He asked if I "wanted to see the cave" as he was just closing. It turned out that his family "owned" a cave just off the road, with paintings like in Altamira. We followed him to the cave and got our own lanterns... and it was wonderful! My sister was worried that her youngest (aged 3) would reach out and touch the paintings - and our "host" explained everything in castillian and then waited for me to translate, nodding whenever he heard a word that suggested I had understood! It cost buttons and I have never forgotten the experience.... one of many we had at that magical time.Richard Frost wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22 2023 2:54pm2018 Neanderthals, not humans, were the first artists on Earth, producing red cave paintings 65,000 years ago in Spain, according to new research published in "Science"
@TowerBridge wrote:The construction of Tower Bridge began #onthisday in 1886.
Over 11,00 tons of steel were transported from Glasgow, providing the framework for the Towers and the Walkways. This framework was then clad in Cornish Granite and Portland Stone.
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