1. An Introduction to Irish History
... and Louis XIV were set up in a field and the troops made their choice. Of the 14 000 men under Patrick Sarsfield (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 wer...
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