The Irish Legion fought for French Emperor at the Peninsular War and the Siege of Antwerp. In April 1809, Bonaparte order to increase the regiment to four battalions.

Event marks 220 years to the day since Napoleon created the Irish Legion. Event marks 220 years to the day since ... who lived in Paris between 1796 and 1798 when he tried to raise a French army ...

A WEXFORD veteran of the 1798 Rebellion features in a new book detailing the extraordinary tales of romance, adventure, war and rebellion of the forgotten Irish men and women who changed the face ...

The book is based on the real-life travails of the Irish Legion’s campaign there. When Napoleon’s Grand Armée invaded Spain in 1808, the Spanish rose up against the hated French invader.

That key120-year period of revolt leading to eventual nationhood is traced in Helen Litton's engaging study, charting a momentous course from the United Irishmen in 1798 to the IRA and the War of ...

The Legion included included Irish rebels captured during the failed uprising of 1798.

DINNER TO THE CHAPLAIN OF "CORCORAN'S; IRISH LEGION. Share full article. Feb. 8, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 8, 1863, Page 5 ...

The Homeward March.; ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION OF THE IRISH LEGION, SECOND VERMONT AND SEVENTEENTH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS. Share full article. July 19, 1865.