The bridge across the River Slaney was a key strategic landmark, hotly contested by both Crown and Irish Rebel forces. Pushed back through the town by the advancing Crown forces, the rebels made their stand at the bridge and managed to hold it for long enough to allow the main force of the Rebel Army on the Vinegar Hill to escape. However, the contingent defending bridge was wiped out. (The National 1798 Rebellion Centre in Enniscorthy).
For people adoring playing and collecting toy soldiers (Elastolin, Lineol, Durso, Britains, Marx, Timpo, Starlux and many others). I am presenting images of vintage toy soldiers as a historical curiosity without endorsement of any political ideology and propaganda of war.
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