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040			_aUk _beng _cUk _dIeDuRDS
082	0	4	_a940.2742 _223
100	1		_aHarvey, Dan, _d1959- _969530
245	1	2	_aA bloody day : _bthe Irish at Waterloo / _cDan Harvey.
246	1	0	_aThe Irish at Waterloo.
260			_aNewbridge, Ireland : _bMerrion Press, _c2017.
300			_axvii, 179 p. : _bill., maps ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWithin the grand narrative of the Battle of Waterloo - one that marks the end of Napoleon's career as conqueror and the beginning of an extended peace in western Europe - little is known of the formidable efforts made by the Irish, beyond the Duke of Wellington, who supplemented the strength of the British Army and, in no small measure, directed the outcome of this vital moment in the history of the world. Through empirical research, Dan Harvey has gathered a definitive figure of those Irish who fought for Wellington a total of 8,500 - and delivered a book that reveals the manoeuvres that they mounted against the French and the courage that they displayed at so many points within the confrontation. Harvey examines attacks from the infantry, cavalry and Imperial Guard, revealing how the Irish bore the brunt of Napoleon s frontal assault; they suffered many casualties but were also witness to countless feats of valour. A Bloody Day brings the actions of the Irish at Waterloo into focus, unravelling the true import of their deeds on Sunday, 18 June 1815.
650		0	_aWaterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. _9102460
650		0	_aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 _xParticipation, Irish. _9122563
650		0	_aSoldiers _zIreland _zHistory _y19th century. _9122564
651		0	_aIreland _xHistory, Military. _954043
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