The Irish Legion (French: Légion irlandaise) was a light infantry regiment in service of the French Imperial Army established in 1803 for an anticipated...
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(2014). "Napoleon's Irish Legion". History Ireland. Retrieved 20 February 2022. Maguire, W.A. (2009). "Tennent, Robert | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www...
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ships. In Ireland a similar recruiting process took place. Led by John D'Evereux who enlisted 1700 men which became known as the Irish Legion. The Rifle...
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The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers...
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Walcheren Campaign (section Irish legion)
to the expedition. The 1st battalion of the Irish Legion (raised by the French for an invasion of Ireland that never happened) was stationed in Flushing...
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the French Revolution Irish Legion, a French battalion established in 1803 for a future invasion of Ireland King's German Legion, British units of expatriate...
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The Legion of the Vistula (Polish: Legia Nadwiślańska) was a unit of Poles in the service of Napoleonic France, one of the larger Polish legions of the...
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foreign legion" to fight against Russia. Brendan Murphy, an Irish businessman fleeing Ukraine stated in an interview published 2 March 2022 that Irish people...
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Army Irish Legion, raised by Napoleonic France in 1803-15 Irish regiment, lists all such regiments in non-Irish armed forces London Irish Rifles Irish Regiment...
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The Irish military diaspora refers to the many people of either Irish birth or extraction (see Irish diaspora) who have served in overseas military forces...
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