Historical place archive

Cork in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Cork in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels2 people1807–1921

Historical events in Cork

1807

12 July 1807
Invasion of Portugal
Arthur Wellesley · Napoleonic Wars

Sets sail from Cork in Ireland for Portugal

1920

1920
Brigadier General
Bernard Law Montgomery · Military

Appointed Brigadier-Major to the 17th Infantry Brigade in Cork

1921

1921
Cork Counter-Insurgency Orders Prepared
Bernard Law Montgomery · Military

Produces detailed operational orders intended to improve the brigade's effectiveness during counter-insurgency operations.

1 January 1921
Seventeenth Infantry Brigade Cork Appointment
Bernard Law Montgomery · Military

Becomes brigade major of 17th Infantry Brigade at Victoria Barracks during the Irish conflict.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Cork. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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