WebMar 14, 2015 · Los San Patricios, led by John Riley, (Juan Reley was the name he enrolled in the Mexican Army) began with 175 immigrant Irish, German, English, French, and escaped African slaves from the southern USA and grew to over 700 men, the majority immigrants from Ireland. You can read more of their history in this 2014 post. 2. Mexican Irish beach … WebMar 14, 2013 · After the Mexican War the US Army was quick to recruit Catholic chaplains.Before the US triggered hostilities many soldiers crossed the Rio Grande to attend Mass.The Irish soon found out the Mexicans …
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WebSaint Patrick's Battalion (San Patricios) was a group of several hundred immigrant soldiers, the majority Irish, who deserted the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War because of ill treatment or sympathetic leanings … WebMar 14, 2024 · The Irish battalion’s next major engagement was at the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican state of Coahuila on February 23, 1847. In intense fighting throughout the day the San Patricios would lose a full one third of their members. The Mexicans lost the battle and retreated to San Luis Potosí. readings advertising
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WebMar 14, 2014 · While the U.S. won the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista, one Mexican army regiment put up particularly fierce resistance. It was an all-Irish outfit known as the St. Patrick’s Battalion. For centuries, armies from Ireland have been fighting in other people’s wars. Let’s meet some of them. WebU.S. army. Their number also included Irish and other Europeans already set-tled in Mexico, and some historians use Mexican army records as a basis to state that the majority were not deserters. The San Patricios did, however, have a dis-tinctly Irish identity since their name-sake, St. Patrick, is the patron saint of the Irish people. WebMar 17, 2024 · Riley, known to his fellow soldiers as “Juan Reley,” was an artillery officer in the U.S. Army who deserted along with a number of other U.S. soldiers at Matamoros, Mexico, in 1846, shortly... readings and prayers for remembrance day