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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