Talk:Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke

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Did you know... that Joseph Cornelius O’Rourke, an Irish Count born in Estonia, became a Russian Lieutenant General, and was honoured with a statue in Belgrade for his victory over the Ottoman Empire in 1810?

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How was he called in Russian. Or how is his name spelled in cyrillic character? Meursault2004 11:30, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Иосиф Корнилович О'Рурк. Mapple 12:45, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! Meursault2004 20:28, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Please note that a monument in honour of Count Joseph O'Rourke's defeat of the Turk stands in Varvarin (Serbia). I do not know of any such monument in Belgrade although there may be a second one.

George O'Rourke

22/8/2005 I do have a photograph but I do not know how to paste a copy into this message. If anyone would like a copy please provide me with an e-mail address.

George O'Rourke

Monument in honour of Count Joseph O'Rourke[edit]

I do have a photograph. If you would like a copy please provide me with an e-mail address where I can send it. I tried attaching it to this message but it does not work.

Best regards,

George O'Rourke

If you want to upload a photo to wikipedia you need to create an account. Its free and takes about two minutes. I'd love to see this photo, my e-mail is seabhcan (at) gmail.com. Thanks. Seabhcán 16:45, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]