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Episode 76

Dusan saighdear Le貌dhasach sna S矛ofartaich, a' call am beatha aig Batal Sheikh Sa'ad. Twelve Lewismen from the Seaforths lose their lives at the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad.

Air 4mh den Fhaoilleach 1916 dh'fheuch an Seanaral Fenton Aylmer suas abhainn Tigris le naoi deug m矛le saighdear, c貌rr air d脿 fhichead gunna m貌r, tr矛 soithichean agus d脿 phle脿na cogaidh fo smachd. Cha deach iad ro fhada an uair a chaidh stad a chur orra aig Sheikh Sa'ad. Bha an commandair Turcach Nur-Ur-Din air c貌rr is 20,000 saighdear agus c貌rr air 70 gunna a shuidheachadh air gach taobh dhen Tigris agus dh'fhuiling na feachdan Co-ch貌mhraigeach liodraigeadh uabhasach, le c貌rr is 4000 air an le貌n agus faisg air 2000 dhiubh sin a' call am beatha. Air an 7mh chaidh dusan saighdear 脿 Eilean Le貌dhais 脿 r猫iseamaid nan S矛ofartach, a chall aig Batal Sheikh Sa'ad. Cluinnidh sinn bho Ghilleasbuig MacDh貌mhnaill c貌 iad.

10 minutes

Last on

Fri 8 Jan 2016 11:50

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  • Thu 7 Jan 2016 21:00
  • Fri 8 Jan 2016 11:50