1. An Introduction to Irish History
... (Jacobite), only 3 000 opted to rally by William's flag. Sarsfield and 11 000 of his men sailed to France to form an Irish Brigade in the French army. They became known as the "Wild Geese" and were to be seen fighting all over Europe in various nations' armies. The hopes of all the Old English in Ireland went with them. It is ironic to note that today ... many Protestants see the Battle of the Boyne (and to some extent the siege of Londonderry) as the main date where they were saved from the grasps of the papists. Yet William went over ... on board. They came to Ireland at the call of ...
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