{"id":21357,"date":"2024-03-11T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=21357"},"modified":"2024-03-20T20:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:36:29","slug":"fighting-for-two-republics-irish-volunteers-in-the-british-battalion-international-brigades","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/fighting-for-two-republics-irish-volunteers-in-the-british-battalion-international-brigades\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting for two Republics : Irish volunteers in the British Battalion, International Brigades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21359 img-responsive aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-604x340.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-604x340.png 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fighting-for-two-Republics.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Between 1936 to 1939 Spain was engulfed in a brutal Civil War, as the Republican government struggled to defeat a fascist military coup, which was supported by Hitler and Mussolini. Workers from all over the world volunteered to fight in the International Brigades against the fascist threat.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This included a significant number of Irishmen, many of whom were veterans of the IRA and were part of the Independence struggle against British rule.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In this talk the story of these Irish volunteers will be told, looking particularly at the significant role they played in the \u2018British Battalion\u2019 and how deep seated political and historical differences manifested and were tackled.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between 1936 to 1939 Spain was engulfed in a brutal Civil War, as the Republican government struggled to defeat a fascist military coup, which was supported by Hitler and Mussolini. Workers from all over the world volunteered to fight in the International Brigades against the fascist threat. 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