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Thread #45911   Message #3790717
Posted By: Teribus
17-May-16 - 05:38 AM
Thread Name: BS: Easter Rising - April 24-29, 1916
Subject: RE: BS: Easter Rising - April 24-29, 1916
On to the next bit of complete and utter twaddle:

High ranking officers in the British Army pledged their support to this bunch of fanatical paramilitaries by saying that they would refuse to order their men to stop them if they mounted an armed revolt on then British Ireland - traitors all, prepared to take part in what amounted to a military coup in the event of part of the British Isles being attacked by self-declared, fanatical nutters (one high-ranking nutter had signed the Covenant in his own blood).

High ranking officers pledged their support to bunch of fanatical paramilitaries did they? Specifics, where, when and how? The most senior Officer involved in the Curragh Incident was Gough, who when summoned to the War Office on the 22nd March stated quite clearly and unequivocally that he would obey any order given him.

57 Officers out of 70 in one Brigade stated that they would tender their resignations rather than face dismissal. As events progressed none of these officers resigned, and the orders to deploy North to secure six armament depots were carried out and completed on schedule (31st March, 1914).

Where on earth did you get this from:

High ranking officers in the British Army said that they would refuse to order their men to stop them if they{these fanatical paramilitaries presumably} mounted an armed revolt on then British Ireland.

Have you any proof at all for this, or is it more Jim Carroll "Made-Up-Shit" presented as fact that we all must swallow. But here are a few facts for you:

1: The men were ordered North, those orders were obeyed to the letter.
2: Not only were the British troops in Ireland prepared to act against any armed insurrection, contingencies for six scenarios related to possible UVF activity had been considered and prepared for.
3: Measures were in place to reinforce the troops in Ireland if need be with troops from the Mainland, these measures even took into account the possibility of strike action by railwaymen, dockers and merchant seamen in sympathy with the Ulster Unionists.
4: The Royal Navy's 3rd Battle Squadron was off Lamlash in the Clyde with orders to bombard Belfast if required.

There were no UVF plans to take over the armaments depots, they thought that doing that would be too severe a provocation, they decided to purchase arms abroad instead and the plan to smuggle these arms into Ulster was well underway even before the Curragh Incident happened.

There was no UVF plan to march on Dublin.