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On 28 June 1920, a company of the Connaught Rangers stationed at Jullundur on the plains of the Punjab refused to perform their military duties as a protest against the activities of the British Army in Ireland. On the following day, the mutineers sent two emissaries to a company of Connaught Rangers stationed at Solon, about twenty miles away in the foothills of the Himalayas. The soldiers there took up the protest as well and, like their counterparts at Jullundur, flew the tricolour of Ireland, wore ‘Sinn Féin’ rosettes on their British Army uniforms and sang rebel songs. Eventually one soldier, Pte Daly was executed, being the last soldier to be executed for mutiny in the British Army.
The regiment had a 120 year history, being formed from two older Irish regiments with roots in Connaught as far back as 1793 from the 88th and 94th Regiments of Foot. They were based in Galway ( at Renmore) and also in Boyle, County Roscommon
As well as being a detailed history of the regiment militarily, it gives a large amount of attention to the events in India.
HEAVY sun fade to the covers, but internally very good, a clean solid and unmarked copy. The copy pictured is the copy for sale.
Uncommon.
This copy is from the library of the former FF Tánaiste John Wilson, and is signed by him, dated 23.12.85
