Wild Geese (Irish soldiers in exile)

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The Wild Geese were Irish Jacobite soldiers who, after defeat in the Williamite War, left Ireland to serve as mercenaries and officers in various European armies, particularly in France and Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish Jacobite soldiers ⓘ
historical military diaspora ⓘ
allegiance House of Stuart ⓘ
Jacobite cause ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
culturalLegacy motif in Irish nationalist memory ⓘ
subject of Irish songs and ballads ⓘ
symbol of Irish military service abroad ⓘ
departureFrom Limerick ⓘ
linked to: Limerick City
departureYear 1691 ⓘ
destination Austria ⓘ
France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish ⓘ
hasCause Treaty of Limerick ⓘ
defeat of the Jacobites in the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
exile of King James II ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
mainOpponent Williamite forces ⓘ
militaryBranch cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
militaryRole mercenaries ⓘ
officers ⓘ
notableEvent Flight of the Wild Geese ⓘ
notableUnit Irish Brigade in the French Army ⓘ
Irish regiments in the Spanish Army ⓘ
Regiment of Berwick ⓘ
Regiment of Bulkeley ⓘ
Regiment of Clare ⓘ
linked to: Régiment de Clare

Regiment of Dillon ⓘ
linked to: Régiment de Dillon
participatedIn Nine Years' War (late stages, in exile service) ⓘ
linked to: Nine Years' War

War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
various 18th-century European wars ⓘ
relatedConcept Flight of the Earls ⓘ
Irish diaspora ⓘ
Jacobitism ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedIn Austrian Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
Papal States forces ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
startTime 1691 ⓘ

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Patrick Sarsfield → associatedWith → Wild Geese (Irish soldiers in exile) ⓘ