Featured in st patricks battalionBYTeam MightyAug 5, 2022ShareHere’s what happened when US Army troops deserted to join the enemyLike many Irish immigrants, John Riley fled Ireland in the middle of the Great Famine, looking for a way to… BYTeam MightyAug 5, 2022ShareBYJessica EvansOct 15, 2020ShareMeet the Irish American battalion that en masse defected to MexicoA bit of far off Irish-American-Mexican history brings to light a lesser-known chapter of Irish military service – the time that 265 Irish service members defected. Some called them heroes; others called them traitors. The Irish immigrants w… BYJessica EvansOct 15, 2020Share
BYTeam MightyAug 5, 2022ShareHere’s what happened when US Army troops deserted to join the enemyLike many Irish immigrants, John Riley fled Ireland in the middle of the Great Famine, looking for a way to… BYTeam MightyAug 5, 2022Share
BYJessica EvansOct 15, 2020ShareMeet the Irish American battalion that en masse defected to MexicoA bit of far off Irish-American-Mexican history brings to light a lesser-known chapter of Irish military service – the time that 265 Irish service members defected. Some called them heroes; others called them traitors. The Irish immigrants w… BYJessica EvansOct 15, 2020Share
