Irish Soldiers and Desertion in the Ranks of the Eighteenth-Century French Army
This article examines two aspects of Irish military migration to France. It investigates the rhythm of recruitment in eighteenth-century France. Secondly the article analyses desertion in the Irish regiments. Were Irish soldiers more loyal than their continental comrades, or did they
desert like many other soldiers?
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 December 2005
The Irish Journal of French Studies is an annual international refereed journal published by the Association des Études Françaises et Francophones d'Irlande. Articles in English, French or Irish are welcomed on any aspect of research in the area of French and Francophone culture, society, literature and thought. All articles are freely available online.
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