The Irish Guards in the Great War. With the restoration of Charles II in 1660 most of the remaining Irish chose to return to Ireland. Irish War of Independence - WW1 Veterans In A New Battle I THE GREAT He was wounded at the Battle of Wilsons Creek. The Irish Guards In The Great War First Battalion - amazon.com THE Foot Guards are the infantry . H.M.S. No-one in Ulster thought themselves to be English (unless they actually were!). In the First World War, Imperial Germany tried with the help of Roger Casement to recruit an "Irish Brigade" from Irish-born prisoners of war who had served in the British Army. I am aware of the possible political reasons behind the War Office or Kitchener's decision, but is anyone aware of any military rule or tradition that would see the presentation of colours to one battalion but not to another. Banished to Tasmania in 1849 for activities with the Young Irelanders. Anyone know what happened to banners such as this. On the formation of the Royal Irish Rangers in 1969, the green caubeen of the Irish Rangers was adopted by the New Zealanders. Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Emigrated to the United States around 1838. As demonstrated here, each regiment had a specific catchment area. The most prominent of these was Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly. Mixing them up in a new way was a natural evolution. With a cheer that astonished both themselves and the enemy they rushed at them with the bayonet, bore through them and there was a German rout in that part of the field. I will say things are never straighforward in Ulster.