Alone Against the Flames: Timothy O’Hea

Alone Against the Flames: Timothy O’Hea

A Mysterious Beginning Timothy O’Hea, born in 1843 in Schull, County Cork, remains a largely enigmatic figure before his military career. Little is known about his early life until he enlisted in the Rifle Brigade, where he served as a private in the 1st Battalion. He...
Major-General Robert “Black Bob” Craufurd

Major-General Robert “Black Bob” Craufurd

Unknown Author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Major-General Robert Craufurd was an extraordinary man with an extensive military career who commanded a light brigade in Wellington’s army, later the Light Division. Thanks to his fiery temper and his tendency...