Saint Patrick's Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_Patrick's_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Batallón_de_San_Patricio
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkb:San_Ángel,_Mexico
September 12
gptkbp:composedOf European immigrants
mainly Irish immigrants
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:disbanded 1848
gptkbp:formedIn 1846
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Patrick's Battalion
gptkbp:legacy subject of songs and literature
symbol of Irish-Mexican friendship
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Churubusco
gptkb:Battle_of_Monterrey
gptkb:Battle_of_Buena_Vista
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:John_Riley
gptkbp:notableEvent many members executed by U.S. Army
gptkbp:reasonForDefection persecution
anti-Catholic discrimination
sympathy for Mexico
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:symbol green flag with harp and shamrock
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Churubusco
gptkb:Battle_for_Mexico_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6