LEADER 00000nam 22004091i 4500 001 frd00010599 003 CtWfDGI 005 20160810135553.0 006 m eo d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 160810s2013 xx eo 000 0 eng d 020 9780750952095|q(e-pub) 024 3 9780750952095 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 050 4 UB325.I6 082 04 940.2|223 100 1 McGarry, Stephen,|eauthor. 245 10 Irish Brigades Abroad :|bFrom the Wild Geese to the Napoleonic Wars /|cStephen McGarry. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press, |c[2013] 264 4 |c©2013 300 1 online resource (288 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 A history including the the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution, and the Flight of the Wild GeeseCovering the period from King James II's reign of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1685, until the disbandment of the Irish Brigades in France and Spain, this book looks at the origins, formation, recruitment, and the exploits of the Irish regiments, including their long years of campaigning from the War of the Grand Alliance in 1688 right through to the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. What emerges is a picture of the old-fashioned virtues of honor, chivalry, integrity and loyalty, of adventure and sacrifice in the name of a greater cause. 538 System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. 588 0 Print version record. 650 0 Soldiers|zIreland|xHistory. 650 0 Foreign enlistment|zIreland|xHistory. 650 7 HISTORY / Europe / Ireland.|2bisacsh 651 0 Europe|xHistory, Military. 655 0 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aMcGarry, Stephen.|tIrish brigades abroad.|dDublin : The History Press Ireland, 2013. |z9781845887995 (pbk.)|w(DLC)2013464293 914 frd00010599
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