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BYTeam Mighty

Aug 5, 2022


Here’s what happened when US Army troops deserted to join the enemy

Like many Irish immigrants, John Riley fled Ireland in the middle of the Great Famine, looking for a way to…

Saint Patricks Battalion

BYTeam Mighty

Aug 5, 2022

BYJessica Evans

Oct 15, 2020


Meet the Irish American battalion that en masse defected to Mexico

A 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…

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BYJessica Evans

Oct 15, 2020

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