william of orange

wjrobin64

how can I find the soldiers that served under william of orange in Ireland

my surname married into the darassus family in Dublin in 1715.

elias and john darassus were soldiers in the army under him

were there robinett's under him as well.

Steyr

Id take a guess at The National Archives of Ireland : http://www.nationalarchives.ie/


Or the UK? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

PatsytheNazi

wjrobin64 wrote: »

how can I find the soldiers that served under william of orange in Ireland

my surname married into the darassus family in Dublin in 1715.

elias and john darassus were soldiers in the army under him

were there robinett's under him as well.

Once heard that someone knob like a Lord Dunboyne or something, sent two of his sons to fight for William and the other two for James. Obviously hedgeing their bets, but it just went to show how the Battle of the Boyne had no real ideological beliefs but just the yuppies of the day jockeying for power.

oglaigh

PatsytheNazi wrote: »

Once heard that someone knob like a Lord Dunboyne or something, sent two of his sons to fight for William and the other two for James. Obviously hedgeing their bets, but it just went to show how the Battle of the Boyne had no real ideological beliefs but just the yuppies of the day jockeying for power.

Wtf has that got to do with his question?

Zambia

Thats just rude. I for one found it an interesting sidenote

Mahatma coat

Actually that Unrelated but interesting Sidenote reminds me of another interisting tale along those lines, During the Battle of Goffsbridge in 1798 the good people of Horetown house Gave Refuge and Medical aid to the 'Hessian' Mercernaries in the main house whilst extending the same favours to the Rebels from the Stables

Altho I doubt its all that unusual for people to hedge their bets, Twould make for an interestin topic in the 'Politics of War' Forum

Mahatma coat

Actually that Unrelated but interesting Sidenote reminds me of another interisting tale along those lines, During the Battle of Goffsbridge in 1798 the good people of Horetown house Gave Refuge and Medical aid to the 'Hessian' Mercernaries in the main house whilst extending the same favours to the Rebels from the Stables

Altho I doubt its all that unusual for people to hedge their bets, Twould make for an interestin topic in the 'Politics of War' Forum

cyrusdvirus

Zambia232 wrote: »

Thats just rude. I for one found it an interesting sidenote

i agree.

iceage

Zambia232 wrote: »

Thats just rude. I for one found it an interesting sidenote

+1 Agreed. These little snippets make interesting reading, no matter your stand on whichever side of the fence.

Wicklowrider

wjrobin64 wrote: »

how can I find the soldiers that served under william of orange in Ireland

my surname married into the darassus family in Dublin in 1715.

elias and john darassus were soldiers in the army under him

were there robinett's under him as well.

Your best bet may be to contact an orange lodge or organisation like

http://www.orangenet.org/loiusa/

surely they'd have an idea if anyone had?

Wicklowrider

PatsytheNazi wrote: »

Once heard that someone knob like a Lord Dunboyne or something, sent two of his sons to fight for William and the other two for James. Obviously hedgeing their bets, but it just went to show how the Battle of the Boyne had no real ideological beliefs but just the yuppies of the day jockeying for power.

Patsy - yer gas, you know that?:) I've often thought you have an interesting contribution but you have a hellva way of wording things....