Victoria's Harvest: The Irish Soldier in the Zulu War of 1879

by David Truesdale and John Young

The tradition of Irish soldiers in the British Army can be traced back many hundreds of years. Henry V at Agincourt faced a superior French army with his small band of brothers that included in their ranks a unit of Irish . This force of light cavalry, some 1,500 strong, had left the port of Cork under the command of Thomas Butler, Prior of Kilmainham, and served with the King throughout his campaign in France. By the time of Agincourt the numbers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910294527
• ISBN13: 9781910294529
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"