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Page 84
... troops for the venture , and no more . How slight was Gregory's grasp of the political and military realities surrounding the Irish question is apparent in the rhetoric of his grant : " If these men do not serve to go to England , and ...
... troops for the venture , and no more . How slight was Gregory's grasp of the political and military realities surrounding the Irish question is apparent in the rhetoric of his grant : " If these men do not serve to go to England , and ...
Page 101
... troops Sir John commanded . The loose folk and rabble were one element ; trained Spanish and Italian infan- try were another , and initial reports vastly overestimated the number of regular soldiers sent to Fitzmaurice after his landing ...
... troops Sir John commanded . The loose folk and rabble were one element ; trained Spanish and Italian infan- try were another , and initial reports vastly overestimated the number of regular soldiers sent to Fitzmaurice after his landing ...
Page 117
... troops ashore on the coast of Kerry ” ; the imminent revolt of Lords Baltinglas , Barry , Roche , Sir Cormac MacTeige . Along with Gerald , the West rose almost to a man , and the sudden appear- ance of the clans O'Sullivan , McSweeny ...
... troops ashore on the coast of Kerry ” ; the imminent revolt of Lords Baltinglas , Barry , Roche , Sir Cormac MacTeige . Along with Gerald , the West rose almost to a man , and the sudden appear- ance of the clans O'Sullivan , McSweeny ...
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