Tag Archives: Ireland
The Battle of Fishguard: overview of the last invasion of Britain in 1797
On 22nd February 1797 the last invasion of Britain by a hostile foreign force began when French troops under the command of the Irish-American Colonel William Tate landed near the Welsh town of Fishguard.
The sinking of the Lusitania and its role in the First World War
The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915.
