The Prince of Wales Irish Heroes or 87th Regiment of Foot was raised in September 1793. In 1794 the regiment was marched into France as prisoners-of-war after being betrayed by their Dutch allies ...

Because, I discovered, the 87th Regiment of Foot were later renamed the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and they had adopted the Irish war cry “Fág an Bealach” as their motto, spelling it Faugh a Ballagh.

Tierney was granted a Queen’s pardon in 1879 on the condition that he would never set foot on English territory. When he was told that he was to be set free, the warder said that if he didn’t ...

The 87th Pennsylvania remained arguably the best-known regiment raised in York County during the Civil War. Maryland police recover 15,000 stolen construction tools, some believed to be from Pa.