Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 10:15
Today in 1854, France and Britain come to the aid of the Ottoman Empire and declared war on Russia. At the time, Irish soldiers made up around 30–35 per cent of the British army. This and other matters are considered by Maynooth University's Dr. David Murphy in his work "Ireland and the Crimean War", which can be found here in the Library at 947.0738 MUR.
