"Chief Big Business": Empire, Trade and Tribal Encounters in the Mohawk Valley in the eighteenth century

A lecture by Dr David Murphy (Maynooth University as part of the Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series.

Dr David Murphy holds a BA and M.Litt from UCD, and a PhD from Trinity College, Dublin. He is currently a lecturer in Military History and Strategic Studies at Maynooth University, and is the director of the MA in Military History & Strategic Studies. He has lectured abroad at various institutions including the Dutch Military Academy (Breda), West Point Military Academy and the US Command and Staff College (Fort Leavenworth). He has published widely and his publications include Breaking Point of the French army: the Nivelle Offensive of 1917 (2015) and The Finnish-Soviet Winter War, 1939-40: Stalin's Hollow Victory (2021). He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. During Michelmas Term 2018-19, he was a visiting fellow with the Changing Character of War Programme at Oxford University.

The Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series will take place at 2.30p.m. on Wednesday in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute. It provides a forum for discussion and dissemination of new ideas, perspectives, and research on Irish history, Irish Studies and cognate disciplines. All are welcome. We particularly welcome members of the postgraduate community. Convenors: Dr Carole Holohan, Dr Ciaran O'Neill, Dr Georgina Laragy, Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne. 

Please indicate if you have any access requirements, such as ISL/English interpreting, so that we can facilitate you in attending this event. Contact: ciaran.oneill@tcd.ie