Irish Brigade in French service

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Irish exile formation foreign volunteer unit military unit

The Irish Brigade in French service was a famed unit of Irish exiles fighting for France, renowned for its discipline and bravery in 17th- and 18th-century European wars.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Irish Brigade in French service canonical 3
Irish Brigade (France) 1
Irish Brigade (French Army) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish exile formation ⓘ
foreign volunteer unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeInCentury 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
allegiance France ⓘ
associatedWith Irish diaspora in Europe ⓘ
Jacobitism ⓘ
composedOf Irish soldiers ⓘ
conflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
disbandedDuring French Revolution ⓘ
distinctiveFeature Irish harp symbols ⓘ
use of Irish surnames in regimental titles ⓘ
formedFrom Irish exiles ⓘ
Jacobite refugees ⓘ
garrisonOrBase France ⓘ
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
legacy important element of Franco-Irish relations ⓘ
symbol of Irish military diaspora ⓘ
militaryReputation elite shock troops ⓘ
nickname Wild Geese ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Fontenoy ⓘ
notableFor bravery ⓘ
discipline ⓘ
originCountryOfSoldiers Island of Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Ireland
partOf French Army ⓘ
surface form: French Royal Army
peakActivityPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
mid 18th century ⓘ
politicalContextOfFormation Jacobite cause ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
recruitmentBase Irish expatriate communities ⓘ
regimentExample Régiment de Berwick ⓘ
Régiment de Bulkeley ⓘ
Régiment de Clare ⓘ
Régiment de Dillon ⓘ
Régiment de Lally ⓘ
religionMajority Roman Catholic ⓘ
roleAtFontenoy decisive infantry assault ⓘ
serviceToMonarch Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Louis XV of France ⓘ
Louis XVI of France ⓘ
sideInBattleOfFontenoy French side ⓘ
typeOfForces infantry ⓘ
uniformColor red coats ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jacobite rising of 1745 → involved → Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
Battle of Fontenoy → notableUnit → Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Brigade (France)
Patrick Sarsfield → memberOf → Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
Jacobite Irish Army → notableUnit → Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Brigade in French service (originated from its veterans)
Forty-Five Rebellion → supportedBy → Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War) → distinctFrom → Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Brigade (French Army)
Battle of Inverlochy (1645) → involvedUnitRoyalist → Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Brigade under Alasdair MacColla