Just as the Syrian revolutionaries look today to the West for weapons to fight their régime, so a hundred years ago Irish revolutionaries sought arms from Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany. The capture of Roger Casement and the scuttling of the Aud which was transporting an estimated 20,000 rifles were some of the reasons for the delay of the Easter Rising planned for April 22nd (Easter Saturday), which was postponed for two days, and failed against a much better armed British force.
Tuesday 23 April 2013
The Ghost Of Roger Casement
Just as the Syrian revolutionaries look today to the West for weapons to fight their régime, so a hundred years ago Irish revolutionaries sought arms from Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany. The capture of Roger Casement and the scuttling of the Aud which was transporting an estimated 20,000 rifles were some of the reasons for the delay of the Easter Rising planned for April 22nd (Easter Saturday), which was postponed for two days, and failed against a much better armed British force.
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