Friday, June 5, 2015

History Trivia - The Battle of New Ross

June 5

 70 Titus and his Roman legions breached the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem.

1099 Members of the First Crusade witnessed an eclipse of the moon and interpreted it as a sign they would recapture Jerusalem.

 1798 The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster was defeated.

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