The Boer Irish Brigades

By Lar Joye With the outbreak of the Boer War in 1899, many Irish nationalists were outraged that the British government did not respect Boer independence, and some went to South Africa to fight against the British forces. They were joined there by Irish-Americans looking for an opportunity to strike back at the British for ... Read more

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