Wild gooses (jacobites)
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" Wild Geese ", or " Wild gooses " in French, traditionally indicated the Mercenaire S Irish which engaged in the continental armies.
After the Battle of Boyne in 1690 and the fall of fine Limerick 1691, the Ireland is lost for the catholic Jacques II who takes refuge in France. It is followed by the soldiers who fought for his cause including/understanding a large majority of Irishman. By derision, this episode is called Flight off the Wild Geese ( Envol of wild gooses ) by the English.
Patrick Sarsfield Ier Earl de Lucan, the defender of Limerick obtained a honourable capitulation in October 1691. This agreement made it possible to the soldiers jacobites to emigrate, 5 000 Irishmen embarked immediately on a French fleet of help arrived too late it were joined by 6 000 others brought by English boats.
Patrick Sarsfield died the August 21st of wounds received with the battles of Neerwinden on August 19th, 1693.
These emigrants constituted of the regiments of Irish mercenaries in France under Louis XIV and Louis XV within the Irish Brigade which was to be illustrated in particular with the Bataille of Fontenoy and which was to disappear only in 1791 dissolved by the National Assembly.
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