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Page vii
... commanded a regi- ment in the King's service ; the one , of foot , and the other , of dragoons . Another gentleman of the name , the Rev. James O'Reilly , who is mentioned as having been a good poet , and was Chaplain to a Regi- ment in ...
... commanded a regi- ment in the King's service ; the one , of foot , and the other , of dragoons . Another gentleman of the name , the Rev. James O'Reilly , who is mentioned as having been a good poet , and was Chaplain to a Regi- ment in ...
Page xiii
... commanded by himself , with his brother John , as his Lieutenant - Colonel ; and the Colonel's only son , Denis , joined the cavalry of the Irish army , in the regiment of Pierce Butler , Lord Galmoy . The infantry regiment of Colonel O ...
... commanded by himself , with his brother John , as his Lieutenant - Colonel ; and the Colonel's only son , Denis , joined the cavalry of the Irish army , in the regiment of Pierce Butler , Lord Galmoy . The infantry regiment of Colonel O ...
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... commanded , " observes King James , " by Coll . Russell the German , and Coll : LLoyd , whom they called their little Cromwel . " From this period of the Irish war , we find no mention made of Colonel O'Kelly , or any of his family ...
... commanded , " observes King James , " by Coll . Russell the German , and Coll : LLoyd , whom they called their little Cromwel . " From this period of the Irish war , we find no mention made of Colonel O'Kelly , or any of his family ...
Page 121
... commanded by a Generall Officer , the Cavalry being ordered every Day to bring in Fagotts to make up the Breaches . Because the severall Attempts made by the Cilician Army to force a Passage over the Bridge English . and Foord were ...
... commanded by a Generall Officer , the Cavalry being ordered every Day to bring in Fagotts to make up the Breaches . Because the severall Attempts made by the Cilician Army to force a Passage over the Bridge English . and Foord were ...
Page 122
... commanded that Day in Arsinoe ; and they noe sooner entred the Place than , possessing them- selves of the Rampart which surrounded the Paphian Towne , they took up the Drawbridge , which hindred any Releif to come to Arsinoe out Irish ...
... commanded that Day in Arsinoe ; and they noe sooner entred the Place than , possessing them- selves of the Rampart which surrounded the Paphian Towne , they took up the Drawbridge , which hindred any Releif to come to Arsinoe out Irish ...
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