Bernard Kelly : Short Biography

The Battle of Wilhelmsthal (Wilhelmstadt) in north-west Germany took place on 24 June 1762 during the Seven Years' War when France were defeated by combined British, Prussian, and allied forces. Among the 1500 French soldiers killed or wounded was Galway’s Bernard Kelly who suffered a sabre wound to his right shoulder. Kelly recovered from his wounds however, and he survived and in-deed lived for another quarter of a century in France. Also injured (and again recovered) was his fellow countyman Francis Fahy. Pictured  is the British 5th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Wilhelmstahl (anonymous).