Irish Brigades Abroad: From the Wild Geese to the Napoleonic Wars (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781845887995)

Vendor: Stephen McGarry
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Irish Brigades Abroad: From the Wild Geese to the Napoleonic Wars

$38.95

Irish Brigades Abroad: From the Wild Geese to the Napoleonic Wars

$38.95
Format: Paperback
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Irish Brigades Abroad examines the complete history of the Irish regiments in France, Spain, Austria and beyond. Covering the period from King James II's reign of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1685, until the disbandment of theIrish 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 honour, chivalry, integrity and loyalty, of adventure and sacrifice in the name of a greater cause.

Author: Stephen McGarry
ISBN-10: 1845887999
ISBN-13: 9781845887995
Publisher: Thp Ireland
Language: English
Published: 09/02/2013
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d
By Stephen McGarry
By Stephen McGarry
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Stephen McGarry is a historian and author who has been researching this subject for several years, in Ireland and across Europe.

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