John Blake (soldier)

John Blake (soldier)

Colonel John Blake was an Irish-American soldier, veteran of the American Civil War and adventurer, best known for commanding the Irish Transvaal Brigade during the Boer War.

ee also

*Boer Foreign Volunteers

External links

*http://www.roguery.com/safrica/giorno5.htm


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