Cecil Francis Romer’s history of the Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in South Africa documents the service of one of the British Army’s Irish regiments during the Second Boer War. The narrative follows the battalion through its engagements on the veldt, with additional material on operations in the Aden Hinterland, offering a detailed regimental perspective on imperial soldiering at the turn of the twentieth century.
Regimental histories of this kind provide an important ground-level view of British military history, complementing the broader operational accounts. Download the free EPUB for an account of Irish soldiers serving under the British flag at a pivotal moment in imperial history.