Irish Commandos
Two units of Irish commandos fought alongside the Boers against the British forces during the Second Boer War (1899–1902).
Read more about Irish Commandos: Irish Transvaal Brigade, Second Commando
Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or commandos:
“The next forenoon we went to Oldtown.... The Indian is said to cultivate the vices rather than the virtues of the white man. Yet this village was cleaner than I expected, far cleaner than such Irish villages as I have seen.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“In the genuine hope that this peace will be permanent, we take the opportunity to pay homage to all our fighters, commandos and volunteers who have paid the supreme sacrifice. They did not die in vain. The union is safe.”
—Combined Loyalist Military Command. New York Times, p. A12 (October 14, 1994)