Connaught Rangers Mutiny: James Joseph Daly (1899-1920)
The Connaught Rangers (nicknamed ‘The Devil’s Own’) enjoyed a distinguished history as a British Army regiment from their formation in 1793 until their disbandment in 1922. The Connaughts served the British Empire in places ranging from the Caribbean to Africa to India. Yet, for many Irish people, the Connaught Rangers’ greatest feat was not the battle honours they won for queen and empire but a protest they staged in India in the summer of 1920. It was provoked by…