Flight of the Wild Geese

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Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the mass departure of Irish Jacobite soldiers and their families to serve in continental European armies, particularly in France, after their defeat in the Williamite War.

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Flight of the Wild Geese canonical 7

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish diaspora ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wild Geese ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch James II of England and Ireland ⓘ
linked to: James II of England

Louis XIV of France ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Cork ⓘ
Limerick ⓘ
linked to: Limerick City
broaderContext European wars of the late 17th and early 18th centuries ⓘ
Jacobite diaspora ⓘ
cause defeat of the Jacobites in the Williamite War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
destination France ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish Catholics ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Irish history ⓘ
diaspora studies ⓘ
military history ⓘ
hasPart enlistment of Irish officers in continental armies ⓘ
formation of Irish Brigade in French service ⓘ
hasParticipant Irish Jacobite officers ⓘ
Irish Jacobite soldiers ⓘ
families of Irish Jacobites ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
influenced Irish identity in exile ⓘ
Irish military tradition abroad ⓘ
languageOfParticipants English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
legacy Irish officers in high rank in continental armies ⓘ
Irish regiments in French service until the French Revolution ⓘ
mainDestinationArmy Austrian Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
namedAfter metaphor of migrating wild geese ⓘ
opposedTo Williamite regime in Ireland ⓘ
pointInTime post-1691 period ⓘ
politicalAlignment Jacobitism ⓘ
reason loss of lands and status under Williamite settlement ⓘ
search for military employment abroad ⓘ
relatedConflict Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
religiousBackground Roman Catholicism ⓘ
result long-term Irish military presence in continental Europe ⓘ
strengthening of Irish communities in France and Spain ⓘ
significantEvent Treaty of Limerick ⓘ
startTime 1691 ⓘ
typeOfMigration forced migration ⓘ
military exile ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → consequence → Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ
Treaty of Limerick → contextOf → Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ
Jacobite Irish Army → aftermath → Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ
Wild Geese (Irish soldiers in exile) → notableEvent → Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ
Earl of Lucan → firstCreationAssociatedEvent → Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ
Cath Eachroma 1691 → relatedEvent → Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ