Rogue's March John Riley and the St. Patrick's Battalion, 1846-48

Name: Rogue's March John Riley and the St. Patrick's Battalion, 1846-48
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ISBN: 9781574887389

ISBN-10: 1574887386

ISBN-13: 9781574887389

Edition: 2004

Authors: Peter F. Stevens

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The true story of the U.S. Army deserters --- the majority of them Irish immigrants --- who fought valiantly as a Mexian Army unit during the Mexican War of 1846

Book details

List price: $9.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.75" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



List of Maps


Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



"To Attain My Former Rank or Die"



"To the Golden Door"



"Paddy and Bridget" in the Promised Land



"Buck Him and Gag Him!"



"A Sullen Torpor"



"To Provoke a War"



"Put None But Americans on Guard Tonight"



"I Accepted of It"



"The Advice of My Conscience"



"A Company of...Irishmen"



"An Immense Sensation"



"To Draw the Claret"



"The Spread of This Contagion"



The Road to Monterrey



"The Dastard's Cheek Blanched"



The Banner of Green Silk



"The Irish Volunteers"



"In High Disgrace the Holy Banner of St. Patrick"



"Take That Damned Battery!"



"Jump In and Be Damned"



"Well, Pat, My Good Fellow"



"The Butcher's Bill"



"Come Over to Us"



"A Bloody Field It Was"



"No Higher Punishment Can Be Inflicted"



"Gloomy Curtains of Despair"



"Intense Dissatisfaction"



"This Revolting Scene"



"A Fearful Dance of Death"



A War of Words



"Back from the Lips of Fame"


Epilogue: The Civil War and the Cover-Up


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index