The North Irish Horse in the Great War
| By: | Tardif, Phillip |
| Publisher: | Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC |
| Print ISBN: | 9781473833753 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781473859531 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Sent to France in August 1914, the North Irish Horse (NIH) was the first British reservist regiment to see action – at Le Cateau – before fighting as rearguard on the long retreat to the outskirts of Paris. Over the next four years they fought with distinction, playing a role in many of the major battles, including Ypres, Somme, Passchendaele and Cambrai, and were heavily involved in the final Advance to Victory. How fitting that this, the first history of this famous cavalry Regiment's superb record in The Great War, should be published to coincide with the centenary of the conflict. It not only describes the Regiment's actions by squadron but concentrates on the officers and men