This action is set in the North King Street area, just to the north of the Four Courts, which saw the most intense fighting of Easter Week 1916. In our simulated action elements of the South Staffordshire Regiment had to clear the rebels from barricaded strongholds – the rebels had to hold out until their ‘gallant allies' (The Germans) came to the rescue – Some chance! Effective fire support in the shape of an 18pdr and a Vickers MG made the difference and the plucky Volunteers and Citizen Army were overcome nevertheless ‘A Terrible Beauty is Born'.
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North of the Four Courts:
South Staffs take their positions:
18pdr brought up to blast rebel positions:
Rebels retreat to more defendable positions:
Crown forces take first line of barricades:
Amidst the masonry dust, smoke, blood and chaos Volunteer commanders seek to stablise the situation:
Army command group plan the final assault:
Troops attack with support of armoured car (which may not have been available at that time!):
Volunteers make a daring counter attack, but to no avail:
adds a machinegun platoon to his WWI Brits.
