Irish Brigade may refer to:
Military units
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Irish Brigade (France)
The Irish Brigade (, ) was a brigade in the French Royal Army (1652–1830), French Royal Army composed of Irish exiles, led by Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel, Lord Mountcashel. It was formed in May 1690 when five Jacobitism, Jacobite r ...
, the Jacobite brigade in the French army, 1690–1792
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Irish Brigade (Spanish Civil War)
The Irish Brigade (, "Irish Brigade" ) fought on the Nationalist side of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The unit was formed wholly of Roman Catholics by the politician Eoin O'Duffy, who had previously organised the banned quasi- ...
, organised by Eoin O'Duffy to fight for Franco's Nationalists
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Irish Brigade (Union Army)
The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, who served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting ...
, pro-Union Civil War brigade of Irish immigrants
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Irish Brigade (World War I)
The "Irish Brigade" was an attempt by Sir Roger Casement to form an Irish nationalist military unit during World War I among Irishmen who had served in the British Army and had become prisoners of war (POWs) in Germany. Casement sought to send a ...
, unrealised pro-German brigade of Irishmen recruited among British Army POWs in Germany
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Irish expedition to Scotland
The Irish expedition to Scotland took place during the British Civil Wars in 1644–1645. A group of 2,000 troops sailed from Ireland for Scotland in June 1644. Once in Scotland, they joined forces with the Royalist forces fighting Montrose's Hi ...
, an Irish brigade fighting on the Royalist side in Scotland during the
War of the Three Kingdoms
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of related conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities united in a personal union under Charles I. They include the 1639 to 1640 Bis ...
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Catholic Irish Brigade (1794–1798), a British Army unit
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Franco-Irish Ambulance Brigade
The Franco-Irish Ambulance Brigade (known in French as the ''Ambulance Irlandais'') was a volunteer medical corps sent from Ireland to assist the French Army in the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War. At the time Ireland was part of the United Kingdo ...
(1870)
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Tyneside Irish Brigade
The Tyneside Irish Brigade was a British First World War infantry brigade of Kitchener's Army, raised in 1914. Officially numbered the 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade, it contained four Pals battalions from Newcastle upon Tyne, largely made up of m ...
, World War I British Army brigade of Irish immigrants in Newcastle upon Tyne
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30th Missouri Infantry Regiment, a Confederate brigade also known as Missouri Irish Brigade and Kelly's Irish Bridgade
* A voluntary force under Myles O'Reilly that defended Rome in the Second Italian War of Independence; see
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The Irish Brigade (band)
Roll of Honour is an Irish rebel song by the Irish rebel band, the Irish Brigade. It commemorates the ten Provisional IRA and INLA volunteers who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Northern Ireland. It was written by Gerry O'Glacain, a ...
, an Irish punk rock group
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Independent Irish Party
The Independent Irish Party (IIP) was the designation chosen by the 48 Members of the United Kingdom Parliament returned from Ireland with the endorsement of the Tenant Right League in the general election of 1852. The League had secured their ...
MPs in the House of Commons (1882–1914), were often described by opponents and supporters as the Irish Brigade
See also
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North Irish Brigade The North Irish Brigade was a Brigade of the British Army which existed between 1948 and 1968; it consisted of the three regiments from Northern Ireland (each regiment was reduced to a single battalion on 14 July 1948). After the Second World War th ...
, Infantry Depot M at Omagh
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Irish commandos
Two Irish Commandos, volunteer military units of guerrilla militia, fought alongside the Boers against the British forces during the Second Boer War (1899–1902).
Background
Irish support for the Boers can be traced back to 1877 when severa ...
, fought with the Boers during the Second Boer War (1899–1902)
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Irish Guards
The Irish Guards (IG), is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and is part of the Guards Division. Together with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army. The regiment has parti ...
, a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army
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Irish Legion
The Irish Legion (french: Légion irlandaise) was a light infantry regiment in service of the French Imperial Army established in 1803 for an anticipated invasion of Ireland. It was later expanded to a four battalions and a depot, the legion won ...
, raised by Napoleonic France in 1803-15
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Irish regiment
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, regardless of rank, duration of service, or success.
Many overseas military units were p ...
, lists all such regiments in non-Irish armed forces
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London Irish Rifles
The London Irish Rifles (LIR) was a reserve infantry regiment and then company of the British Army. The unit's final incarnation was as D (London Irish Rifles) Company, the London Regiment. On 1 April 2022 soldiers in the company transferred to ...
Irish Regiment in the British Army
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Liverpool Irish
The Liverpool Irish is a unit of the British Army's Territorial Army, raised in 1860 as a volunteer corps of infantry. Conversion to an anti-aircraft regiment occurred in 1947, but the regimental status of the Liverpool Irish ceased in 1955 upon ...
Irish Regiment in the British Army
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