Irish Immigrants - See Also - Irish Brigade

Irish Brigade

  • Irish Brigade (French) formed from the Irish army after the flight of the Wild Geese in 1691.
  • The Irish Battalion, or Los San Patricio, who fought on the side of Mexico against the U.S. invasion of 1846-48.
  • Irish Brigade (US) served on the Union side in the American Civil War in the 1860s.
  • Tyneside Irish Brigade, World War I brigade serving in the British army at the Somme.
  • Irish military diaspora, notable individuals, Irish by birth or extraction, who served in non-Irish military forces.
  • Irish regiments, many Irish regiments served in non-Irish military forces and took part in several conflicts of world history.

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