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by smogcutter 236 days ago
To add - there’s also an Austrian general named O’Reilly, and a famously subpar Macdonald for the French.

The French at the time were busy inventing nationalism. Someone suitably aristocratic could find a place as an officer basically anywhere.

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> Austrian general named O’Reilly,

No contribution to military logistics or motor pool related just in case anyone else is tempted to read up on him to find out.