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| Titre : | Who Were the "Wild Geese" ? (2000) |
| Auteurs : | Eoghan O HANNRACHAIN, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Etudes irlandaises (Vol 25 n 1 2000) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 105-123 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : | More than 200 000 Irishmen served in the armies of Louis XIV and Louis XV. Whilst some were in France prior to 1690, the largest single cohort crossed over to France with Patrick Sarsfield, loyal to the Stuart king, James II, after the signature of the Treaty of Limerick in 1691. They served in Irish regiments, popularly called the "Wild Geese" which has distinctive uniforms and flags and their own officer corps. Recruitment to the Irish Brigade continued up to the 1780s. One useful source of information on their place of origin, service, command structure, longevity, trades and marital status is provided by the records of the Hôtel Royal des Invalides which lists details of over 2 100 Irish; there are examined in the present text |
| Pays de publication : | France |
| Lieu de publication : | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Eoghan O Hannrachain |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
