The monument will be the second Jadotville memorial in Westmeath.
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I loved getting to watch something that focused on a lesser known incident in history! Can’t wait for the next pic, @herberthistory.bsky.social!
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The general telling Quinlan not to put his men up for medals, and criticizing him for surrendering is something beyond gaslighting. Those men were fucking amazing and a credit to the UN, and denying their bravery and any a acknowledgement was morally wrong.
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“We’ve used every bullet twice.”
The Irish are nothing if not stubborn and ingenious.
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Good thing the mercenaries don’t know the Irish have run out of ammo.
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That’s gonna be one hell of an IED!!
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How defeated do you think Quinlan was feeling when he realized they wouldn’t even acknowledge the radio call at HQ anymore?
I’m amazed Ireland stayed in the UN after this with how their men were treated.
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Ok, that helicopter crash was definitely nightmare fuel
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Wow. The Congolese just martyred the UN Secretary General!!
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Holy shit! They called in an airstrike on the UN guys! These poor guys…
And then the French guy targeted Quinlan. Whatever he told him the day before, he’s aware Quinlan is an excellent soldier.
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Quinlan told you it was at least 1500 the day before. And they sent 30 men.
He’s a better commander in that moment than the General was.
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O’Brien keeps approaching “reality” from only a European perspective. Which is why his conversation with Gen Tshombe was never going to go well.
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I keep getting a little jolt when I hear Hegarty’s name called. My grandmama was a Hegarty, and one of her uncles fought in the Irish Revolution before running from the British and joining the French Foreign Legion.
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Ok, lads, good job with that mortar, but now’s not the time to celebrate!
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Good thing the Irish lads dug some trenches!
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Wow. O’Brien is gaslighting the hell out of Quinlan on this call.
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Quinlan is smarter than his superiors are giving him credit for.
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More on the history of this event - just looked it up and will go over it later. #Jadotville
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Attacking when the Irish guys go to Mass is both disrespectful and tactically smart.
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The UN company just shot up a radio station and killed civilians. This isn’t going to help convince O’Brien to help the Irish troops…
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Mercenaries would never dare attack a UN company… 🤦🏻♀️
Highly experienced soldiers against a company that’s never seen a single skirmish… yeah, right.
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Quinlan has balls! “It only took them took weeks to take over your country.”
Damn!
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This woman really means “the white people don’t want you here because we’re not happy to be called out on our racist colonization practices”
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Where’s St Patrick when you need him? 😂 🐍 🇮🇪
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Welcome to the jungle, Irish lads! I bet they slept on the roof to be cooler 😆
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“We are a country that has never owned or tried to oppress another sovereign nation.”
Ireland as an independent nation is less than 50 years old at this time. And they were officially neutral in WW2.
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Anyone who studies the Cold Wat and doesn’t bother to even look at what happened in Africa at that time neglects a HUGE part of the story. Africa was as close to a front in that era as there ever was.
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I recall watching this a few years back and being impressed with the film and the story. African events are so neglected by the wider world, but contain such rich and important stories.
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Movie time!!
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#jadotville A reminder for all earthlings to watch The Siege at Jadotville. As an ex-soldier, no other episode in the history of the Irish Army brings me more pride.
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