Saint Patrick's Battalion
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Saint Patrick's Battalion was a unit of mostly Irish Catholic deserters from the U.S. Army who fought for Mexico during the Mexican–American War, becoming known for their fierce resistance and controversial defection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Patrick's Battalion canonical | 3 |
| Saint Patrick’s Battalion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Saint Patrick's Battalion Context triple: [Battle of Chapultepec, notableUnit, Saint Patrick's Battalion]
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Tennessee militia
The Tennessee militia was a volunteer military force from the U.S. state of Tennessee that played a key role in early 19th-century American frontier conflicts and the War of 1812 under leaders such as Andrew Jackson.
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Knowlton’s Rangers
Knowlton’s Rangers was an elite American Revolutionary War reconnaissance and intelligence unit led by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, often regarded as one of the first organized U.S. military intelligence corps.
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Tarleton's Legion
Tarleton's Legion was a British Loyalist cavalry and light infantry unit in the American Revolutionary War, notorious for its swift raids and brutal tactics in the Southern Campaigns.
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Household Brigade
The Household Brigade is a prestigious formation of elite British Army regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the monarch.
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E.
Sullivan Expedition
The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saint Patrick's Battalion Target entity description: Saint Patrick's Battalion was a unit of mostly Irish Catholic deserters from the U.S. Army who fought for Mexico during the Mexican–American War, becoming known for their fierce resistance and controversial defection.
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A.
Tennessee militia
The Tennessee militia was a volunteer military force from the U.S. state of Tennessee that played a key role in early 19th-century American frontier conflicts and the War of 1812 under leaders such as Andrew Jackson.
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B.
Knowlton’s Rangers
Knowlton’s Rangers was an elite American Revolutionary War reconnaissance and intelligence unit led by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, often regarded as one of the first organized U.S. military intelligence corps.
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C.
Tarleton's Legion
Tarleton's Legion was a British Loyalist cavalry and light infantry unit in the American Revolutionary War, notorious for its swift raids and brutal tactics in the Southern Campaigns.
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D.
Household Brigade
The Household Brigade is a prestigious formation of elite British Army regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the monarch.
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E.
Sullivan Expedition
The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign volunteer unit
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Mexican Army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batallón de San Patricio ⓘ |
| branch |
Mexican Army artillery
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Mexican Army infantry ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses at Battle of Churubusco ⓘ |
| commander | John Riley ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Mexico ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Saint Patrick's Day ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf | Irish Catholics ⓘ |
| composedOf | U.S. Army deserters ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1848 ⓘ |
| executionLocation | near Chapultepec ⓘ |
| executionMethod | hanging ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1846 ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | United States Army ⓘ |
| foughtFor | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
military desertion
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religious persecution ⓘ transnational solidarity ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-British sentiment
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solidarity with Catholic Mexico ⓘ |
| leaderNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| membersExecutedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| memorialLocation |
Clifden, County Galway
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San Ángel, Mexico City ⓘ |
| memorialType |
monuments
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plaques ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Buena Vista
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Battle of Cerro Gordo ⓘ Battle of Churubusco ⓘ Battle of Monterrey ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersExecuted | dozens ⓘ |
| opposedCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| reasonForDefection |
opposition to invasion of Mexico
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religious discrimination in U.S. Army ⓘ sympathy for Mexico ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
heroes in Mexican historiography
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martyrs by some Irish nationalists ⓘ traitors in much of U.S. historiography ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| role |
artillery support
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line infantry ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
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Subject: Saint Patrick's Battalion Description of subject: Saint Patrick's Battalion was a unit of mostly Irish Catholic deserters from the U.S. Army who fought for Mexico during the Mexican–American War, becoming known for their fierce resistance and controversial defection.
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