The Irish at the Front

The Irish at the Front by Michael Macdonagh is about the involvement of the Irish regiment in the Boer War on behalf of the British. Excerpt: «Ireland is represented in the fighting forces of the Empire by a regiment of Foot Guards, eight regiments of the Line, each of two Regular battalions, and with several linked battalions of the Special Reserve, or old Militia, and many Service battalions raised for „Kitchener's Army.“ Altogether, these various battalions of the Irish regiments number fifty-four. There are two Dragoon regiments and one regiment each of Hussars and Lancers.»