The Irish Brigade in the Service of France

The Irish Brigade owes its origin to the arrival in France of five Regiments of Infantry, under the command of Lord Mountcashel, Lord Clare, The Honourable Arthur Dillon, Col. Butler, and Col. Fielding, estimated at 2,013 officers and men, which were reformed into the Brigade of Mountcashel, and comprised the Regiments of Lord Mountcashel, Lord Clare, and Col. Arthur Dillon.

After the fall of Limerick these Regiments were followed by the rest of the Jacobite army, estimated at 19,059 officers and men, and reviewed in 1692 at Vannes by James II., and subsequently at Brest on the landing of the last division under Major-General Lord Lucan: it was then decided that the Irish who were to act under the commission of King James should be enrolled in eight Regiments of Foot, three independent companies and two Regiments of horse, i.e.:

The Royal Regiment of Foot Guards, commanded by the Duke of Ormond.

The Queen’s Regiment, commanded by Col. Simon Luttrell.

The Regiment of Marine, commanded by Col. the Duke of Albemarle.

The Regiment of Limerick, commanded by Col. Richard Talbott.

The Regiment of Charlemont, commanded by Col. Gordon O’Neill.

The Regiment of Dublin, commanded by Col. Sir Michael Creagh.

The Regiment of Athlone, commanded by Col. Sir Maurice Eustace.

The Regiment of Clancarty, commanded by Col. Roger MacElligott.

The King’s Regiment of Dismounted Dragoons, com. by Col. Thomas Maxwell.

The Queen’s Regiment of Dismounted Dragoons, com. by Col. Francis O’Carroll.

The Independent Companies, commanded by Captains Brown, Hay, and Sutherland.

The King’s Regiment of Horse, commanded by Col. Dominick Sheldon.

The Queen’s Regiment of Horse, commanded by Col. Lord Galmoy.

And on change of Commanders these Regiments were called after their respective Colonel Proprietors. Abbé MacGeoghegan affirms that his researches in the French War Office show that from the arrival of the Irish troops in France, in 1691, to the year 1745, more than four hundred and fifty thousand Irishmen died in the service of France. Mitchel observes in his History of Ireland: “The statement may seem almost incredible; especially as Spain and Austria had also their share of our military exiles.

Allen, Luke, Major, 1756; Aide-de-Camp Major-General, 1759

Regiment de Lally.

Arthur, Lieut.-Col., 1747

„ de Roth.

Barrett, Lieut-Col., 1693; killed at battle of Landau whilst gallantly leading his regiment

„ de Dorrington.

Barnewall, Alexander, Lieut.-Col., 1693

O’Gara’s Dragoons.

Begg, Commander

Regiment de Walsh.

Betagh, Chevalier, Colonel Proprietor, 1741

Fitzjames’s Horse.

Botagh, Count, Col. Proprietor, 1763; Major-General, 1770

Regiment de Botagh.

Bourke, Tobias, Major, 1690

„ de Lally.

Bourke, Walter, Lieut-Col., 1698

„ de Berwick.

Brown, Colonel of Second Battalion, 1758

” de Lally.

Brown, Colonel of Second Battalion, 1779

„ de Dillon.

Burke, Michael, Lieut.-Col., 1701

„ de Albemarle.

Burke, Walter,

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Butler, Edmund, Major, 1690

Sheldon’s Horse.

Butler, Captain, 1745

Regiment de Lally.

Bulkeley, François, Count, Reformed, Colonel

„ de Berwick.

Cantwell, Edmund, Major, 1715

„ de Athlone.

Comerford, Captain, 1745

„ de Bulkeley.

Conway, Thomas, Count, Knight of St.Louis; Colonel, 1733; took part in the American war of Independence, and served as Brigadier in the American Army, 1778; appointed a Major-General in the French service, 1784, and Governor of Pondicheriy, East Indies; died in 1800.

Creagh, Sir Michael, M.P., Lord Mayor of Dublin, Col. Proprietor, 1692

Regiment de Dublin.

Cusack, Lieut.-Col., 1746

„ de Roth.

Darcy, Patrick, Count, Knight of the Orders of St. Louis and St. Lazarus; Colonel, en suite; Major-General, 1770; died in Paris, 1779

Fitzjames’s Horse.

Dillon, the Honble. Arthur, Col. Proprietor, 1690; killed at Mountmelion, 1691

Regiment de Dillon.

Dillon, Count Charles, Col. Proprietor, 1730

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Dillon, Count Henry, Col. Proprietor, 1741

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Dillon, Chevalier James, Col. Proprietor, 1744; Knight of Malta, fell in battle of Fontenoy

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Dillon, Count Edward, Col. Proprietor, 1745; fell in battle of Laffeldt

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Dillon, Count Arthur, Col. Proprietor, 1747

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Dillon, Count Theobald, Col. Proprietor, 1767; assassinated at Lille, 1792

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Dillon, Robert, Earl of Roscommon, Col. Proprietor, 1766

„ de Roscommon.

Dillon, Count Edward, Lieut.-Col., 1799

Regiment de Walsh.

Dorrington, William, Col. Proprietor, 1688; Lieut.-General, 1703; died in Paris, 1718

Regiment de Dorrington.

Eustace, Sir Maurice, Col. Proprietor

„ de Athlone.

Fitzgerald, Sir John, Col. Proprietor, 1694

„ de Limerick.

Fitzgerald, Nicholas, Lieut.-Co)., 1696

„ de Albemarle.

Do. Col. Proprietor, 1703, Major-General, 1708; mortally wounded at Oudenarde

„ de Fitzgorman.

Fitzgerald, Captain, 1744

„ de Lally.

Fitzgerald, James, Lieut.-Col., 1756

„ de Lally.

Fitzgerald, Captain, 1759

„ de Berwick.

Fitzgerald, James, Iieut.-Col., 1761; Major-General, 1762

„ de Clare.

Fitzmaurice, Lieut.-Col., 1690

„ de O’Brien.

Fitzmaurice, Thomas MacRobert, Knight of St. Louis: joined the Regiment of Roth at an early age; Colonel, 1776

„ de Walsh.

Fitzmaurice, Thomas, Knight of St. Louis; Col., 1777

„ de Walsh.

Grant, Lieut.-Col., 1746

„ de Clare.

Hennesey, Lieut.-Col., 1747

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Lacy, Lieut.-Col., 1688

„ de Dublin.

Lacy, Peter, Count, Lieut., 1690; after the Peace of Ryswick entered the Russian Service, became a Colonel, 1708; General of Brigade, 1710; Governor of Livonia, 1739; Field Marshal of Russia, 1741; died in 1751

„ de Athlone.

Lally, James, Lieut-Col., 1690

„ de O’Brien.

Lally, Sir Gerrard, Lieut.-Col., 1792

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Lally, Count Arthur, Major, 1742

„ de Dillon.

Do. Col. Proprietor, 1744; Kt. Grand Cross of St. Louis; Lieut.-Gen., 1746

„ de Lally.

Lally, Michael, Col. Commandant, 1756; Brigadier, 1769

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Lee, Andrew, Col. Proprietor, 1793; Kt. Grand Cross of St. Louis; Lieut.-General

„ de Lee.

Mahony, Jeremiah, Lieut.-Col., 1694

„ de Limerick.

Mead, Chevalier, Col. Proprietor, 1770

„ de Clare.

Meagher, Major, 1741

„ de Bulkeley.

Meagher, Capt., 1746

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Meagher, Capt., 1774

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MacDonnell, Major, 1779

„ de Dillon.

MacCarthy, Justin, Lord Mountcashel, Colonel Proprietor, 1691

„ de Mountcashel.

MacCarthy, Owen, Lieut.-Col., 1715

„ de Athlone.

MacElligott, Roger, Col. Proprietor, 1692

„ de MacElligott.

Maguire, Lord, Lieut.-Col., 1709

„ de Dillon.

MacMahon, Joseph, Lieut.-Col., 1692

„ de Charlemont.

MacMahon, Maurice, Knight of Malta; Capt., 1761

Fitzjames’s Horse.

Maxwell, Charles, Major, 1693

O’Gara’s Dragoons.

Maxwell, Thomas, Col. Proprietor, 1691; Brigadier-General of Dragoons, 1693

Maxwell’s Dragoons.

Murphy, Edmund, Major, 1692

Regiment de Charlemont.

Murphy, Cornelius, Major, 1692

„ de MacElligott.

Murphy, Lieut.-Col., 1749

„ de Lally

Nugent, Richard, Lieut.-CoL, 1698

„ de Albemarle.

Nugent, Christopher, Col. Proprietor, 1706

Nugent’s Horse.

Nugent, Robert, Count, Col. Proprietor, 1716; Marshal of France. 1775

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Nugent, John, 5th Earl of Westmeath; Col. Poprietor, 1746

Fitzjames’s Horse.

Nugent, Patrick, Lieut.-Col., 1706

Regiment de Berwick.

O’Brien, Daniel, Kt. of St. Louis and St. Lazarus; 4th Viscount Clare; Col. Proprietor, 1690; died of wounds received in battle of Marsaglia, 1693

Regiment de Clare.

O’Brien, Murrogh, Col. Proprietor, 1705; Major-General, 1719; died in 1720

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O’Brien, Charles, 5th Lord Clare, Col. Proprietor 1693; Major-General; died in 1706 of wounds received in Battle of Ramilles

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O’Brien, Daniel, 4th Lord Clare; Col. Proprietor 1690-3; died at Pignerol, 1693, of wounds received in battle of Marsaglia

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O’Connor, Chevalier Capt., 1787

„ de Walsh.

O’Connell, Lieut-Col., Inspector-General of Infantry, 1782; a British Colonel 1830; died at Madon, 1833

„ de Clare.

O’Brien, Charles, 6th Lord Clare, 1706; Col. Proprietor; Marshal of France, 1761; died at Monpollier, 1767

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O’Brien, Charles, 7th Lord Clare, 1761; Col. Proprietor; died 1774

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O’Carroll, Turenne, Lieut-Col., 1693

Kilmallock’s Dragoons.

O’Carroll, Francis, Col. Proprietor, 1692

O’Gara’s Dragoons.

O’Donnell, Daniel, Lieut.-Col., 1705

Regiment de Fitzgerald.

Do. Col. Proprietor, 1705

„ de O’Donnell.

O’Donnell, Daniel, Lieut.-Col., 1715

„ de Clare.

O’Donohoe, John, Lieut., 1677

Garde du Corps.

O’Donohoe, Edmond Jean, Chevalier, born at Cork, 1688, Maitre aux requetes et Conselier Malines

Nugent’s Horse

O’Donohoe, Florence, born 1586; Colonel en Suite

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O’Donohoe, Robert Jean Joseph, Conseillier pensionnaire de la Ville de Bruges, 1747

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O’Donohoe, Jacques Alexander, Conseillier au Conseil de Flanders

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O’Donohoe, Jean Joseph, Chevalier de St. Louis; Col.; died, 1780

Regiment Royal d’Eccosais.

O’Donohoe de la Ronce, Joseph Ambrose; Captain 1780

„ de Clare.

O’Donohoe de la Ronce, Armand, cleve aux College Royal de la Fleche, 1772

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O’Gara, Oliver, Lieut.-Col., 1688

de Dorrington.

Do. Col. Proprietor, 1696

O’Gara’s Dragoons.

O’Hagarty, Lieut.-Col., 1745

Lally’s Dragoons.

O’Kennedy, Lieut.-Col., 1690

Sheldon’s Horse.

O’Kennedy, Col. Second Battalion

Regiment de Lally.

O’Madden, Daniel, Lieut.-Col., 1703

„ de Fitzgerald.

O’Meagher,Thomas, Capt., 1691 ...

„ de Mountcashel.

O’Meagher, Lieut. Reforme, admitted to the Hotel des Invalides, 1706

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O’Meagher, Capt., 1706

Galmoy’s Horse.

O’Meagher, Capt., 1712

Regiment de Lee.

Do. Major, 1735; fell in the battle of Laffeldt, 1747

„ de Bulkeley.

O’Meagher, Patrice, 1st Lieut., 1745; Capt., 1774

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O’Meagher, Phillipe, Capt., 1766

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O’Mullaly, James, Lieut.-Col.

„ de Clare.

Do. Colonel Second Battalion, 1690; fell at the Siege of Montmeloin

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O’Neill, Lieut.-Col., 1742; fell at Fontenoy

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O’Neill, Gordon, Col. Proprietor, 1692

„ de Charlemont.

O’Shee, William, Colonel

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Power, John, Col. Proprietor, 1692

„ de Dublin.

Roth, Michael, Count; Lieut.-Col., 1692

Regiment de Dorrington.

Roth, Michael, Colonel, Proprietor, 1718; Lient.-General, 1720

„ de Roth.

Roth, Charles Edward, Count; Col. Proprietor, 1733. This officer distinguished himself in the battle of Fontenoy. Lieut-General, 1748

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Sarsfield, Dominick, 4th Lord Kilmallock; Col. Proprietor, 1693

Kilmallock’s Dragoons.

Sarsfield, Jacques François Edward, 3rd Earl of Lucan; Reformed Col., 1715; Knight of the Golden Fleece

Nugent’s Horse.

Sarsfield, Jacques Hyacinth, Viscount; Capt., 1746; Inspector of Horse, and Lieut.-General, 1781

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Sarsfield, Edmund, Lieut.-Col., 1791

Regiment de Walsh.

Scott, Edward, Lieut.-Col., 1692

„ de M‘Elligott

Sheldon, Dominick, Col. Proprietor, 1690; Lieut-General, 1704

Sheldon’s Horse.

Sheldon, Daniel, Major, 1698

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Sheridan, Capt., 1716; Major General of Cavalry

Nugent’s Horse.

Shee, Baron, Richard de.

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Talbott, Richard, Col. Proprietor, 1690

Regiment de Limerick.

Talbott, Richard, Col. Proprietor, 1693; fell at the battle of Luzzara, 1702

„ de Clare.

Terry, William, Major, 1695

„ de Limerick.

Tobin, James, Major, 1690

Galmoy’s Horse.

Walsh-Serrant, Count Antoine Joseph, Col. Proprietor, 1770

Regiment de Walsh.

Warren, Capt., 1744

„ de Lally.

Wanchop, Walter, Lieut.-Col., 1715

„ de Athlone.

Wogan, Capt, 1744

„ de Lally.

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