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Government's New White Paper on Defence Public Service Pension Cumann na nlar - Oifigeach Coimisiúnta newsletter Association of Retired Commissioned Officers Issue No: 29 ( Autumn/Winter 2015) ARCO Web Site: www.iarco.info Government’s new contributors for twenty-three years and is ready to play its White Paper on Defence pa rt in future developments in the veterans’ area. At a meeting with the Department of Defence on On 26th August last, The Minister for Defence, Mr 20 Nov 2015, it was agreed that the three veteran Simon Coveney T.D. launched the Government’s new organisations (ARCO, ONET and IUNVA) would each White Paper on Defence. Included in the White Paper nominate one representative to a subgroup that would be was reference to a Veterans Policy. established to look at areas of veterans' policy. A veterans’ policy has been worked on by the three Public Service Pension Reductions. Defence Forces associations for some years now and in November 2009 the then Assistant Secretary of the On 16th June the government agreed to reduce the Public Department was requested to use his good offices to Service Pension Reductions. arrange a meeting with the Department to further develop a veterans’ policy. This issue has been mentioned and The Executive Committee of the Association of Retired discussed at the various meetings held each year with the Commissioned Officers has considered the June statement Department. by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the government’s decision to commence the ARCO met with then Minister, Alan Shatter TD, in March restoration of Public Service Pension Reductions. 2013. Amongst the items discussed were the White Paper and the issue of recognition. Minister Shatter stressed that ARCO congratulates the Alliance of Retired Public Servants ARCO was officially recognised and would be assured of in achieving this on behalf of its members. While every facility and courtesy afforded to ONET and IUNVA. acknowledging this as a step in the right direction, ARCO is The Assistant Secretary attending the meeting was invited aware that the objective of the full restoration of service by the Minister to offer similar remarks, which he did. pensions remains to be achieved. This, along with negotiating rights for public service pensioners and a ARCO currently represents about 800 members with a strategy to address the need for real pension increases will cohort of retired commissioned officers from the Army, continue to be the guiding principle for the Alliance, of Naval Service and Air Corps. This represents a significant which ARCO is an active member. percentage of retired commissioned officers. The changes announced in June provide for a restoraftion o Our membership reflects a considerable reservoir of pension income subjected to the Public Service Pension experience and expertise within the realm of defence – thus Reduction on a phased basis over three years as follows, facilitating our submissions on the White Paper and Foreign Policy and External Relations. The Association is very well • 1 January 2016 – return of €400 to most PSPR-impacted positioned to contribute to the development of a Veterans’ pensioners Policy. It has been part of the network of defence • 1 January 2017 – return of €500 to most PSPR-impacted pensioners • 1 January 2018 – return of €780 to most PSPR-impacted pensioners Political parties are now in “election mode” and are aware that a large percentage of our me mbers actually vote. So remember, when they come calling to your door, lobby them to make sure that they support the restoration of our pensions fully and that USC is fully removed. We, as retired Commissioned Officers, have borne our share of pension cuts in order to help restore the financial situation in our country and we deserve, and expect, the restoration of our pensions. Waterloo 18 J une 1815 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the historic Battle of Waterloo, which is seen as one of the most significant military campaigns in European history. Col Donal O’Carroll (Retd) explains what happened. After his exile in Elba, Napoleon entered Paris on Sunday 9 March 1815. Most of the population welcomed the return of the emperor and he, with his usual energy, set about overturning much that had been introduced by the Bourbons in his absence, but above all in assembling an army. Of the four armies in the field against him only two, the Anglo-Dutch (a combination of the armies of Great Britain and the Netherlands) and the Prussians, Order of Battle at the Outset of the Battle were in position in cantonments near the French-Dutch frontier since May. The Russians and the Austrians were too far advance across the border began at However, unusual hesitancy on the part away to influence operations in the short 03.00 hours on 15 June. of Ney resulted in the failure to secure term. Although the Anglo-Dutch and the Quatre Bras, a key intermediate Prussians were in contact with each other The opposition, the Anglo-Dutch of the objective. On the other wing, Grouchy’s they would take an estimated three days duke of Wellington and the Prussians of progress was somewhat slower. Darkness to concentrate in a united force. Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher, were halted his advance a few miles short of Napoleon was determined to catch them spread out over a distance of around 150 Ligny which is not as far north as Quatre before that, and so defeat them miles and a depth of up to 40 miles. Bras and about seven miles to its east. As separately. Wellington’s HQ was at Brussels, Blücher at Namur became aware that his Blücher’s at Namur. Wellington had two outposts were under attack he sent a Although on paper the emperor had corps, located to the west of the allied message to Wellington who was at a ball 305,000 men he could find only 123,000 area, commanded respectively by the in Brussels given by the duchess of for his invasion force because of the prince of Orange and Lord Hill. Blücher Richmond. With little sleep the duke many commitments he faced. had four corps located to the east of the rode fast for Quatre Bras ordering all Nevertheless, with this number the area. Due to the excellent French security available Anglo-Dutch infantry, cavalry campaign could begin. On 6 June orders arrangements the allies had little and artillery to join him. To the east, went out to the various commanders intelligence of the opposition’s Blücher’s army was concentrating in the detailing the deployments to be made. movements. Ligny area. The plan was that for the advance the army would be divided into two wings The French advanced with Ney’s force of On 16 June battle was joined at Ligny. with two corps in either wing. The two two corps, (Reille and d’Erlon) on the left Grouchy inflicted heavy losses on the were to advance from concentration and Grouchy’s two (Vandamme and Prussian infantry drawn up on a forward areas inside the French border on Gérard) on the right. The axesof advance slope and at the mercy of the French roughly parallel axes of advance about were from six to ten miles apart and were gunners. Gallant action of the Prussian ten miles apart. The left wing was to be both directed towards Brussels about 45 cavalry led by Blücher in person allowed under the command of Marshal Ney, the miles to the north. On the left wing good the shattered infantry to escape, though right under Marshal Grouchy. The progress was made despite the attentions with 30,000 casualties. Blücher withdrew of Dutch skirmishers and artillery. to Wavre about ten miles east of 2 Waterloo. With his left wing now exposed as a result of this withdrawal Wellington retired north to a good position at Mont-Saint-Jean a few miles south of Waterloo and informed Blücher that he intended to fight his battle there if he could be sure of Prussian support. During 17 June Blücher reorganised his army at Wavre. He ordered Thielmann (III Corps) to oppose Grouchy and ordered his other three corps to prepare to march to Mont-Sainte-Jain at first light on 18 June. Bülow (IV Corps) whose corps had suffered least was ordered to lead, followed by Pirch (II Corps) and Ziethen (I Corps). Great Cavalry Attack At Mont-Sainte-Jean on 17 June strength. On the right, Hougoumont was Papelotte and Fischermont held by troops Wellington prepared his defence. His held by the four light companies of the of the prince of Saxe-Weimar whose location was a crescent-shaped ridge main force held the left of the main line running east to west with its concavity to four battalions of the British Guards’ of defence. the north. His divisions facing south held Division which was on the ridge a few a line about a mile and a half in length hundred yards behind them. In the Napoleon having arrived at Mont-Saint- along the ridge. The difficult Bois de Paris centre, La Haye Sainte was occupied by a Jean on the morning of 18 June decided was to the east. The position, which was battalion of the King’s German Legion, a to occupy the high ground south of the bisected by the south to north Brussels British regiment, raised to acknowledge ridge held by the Anglo-Dutch. He highway, offered him the reverse slope the royal family’s German background. Its planted his artillery on the forward slopes deployment that he favoured. His main position w as on the east side of the in front of his position.
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