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'Irish Brigade' may refer to:
During several historical wars members of the Irish diaspora have fought for their host country:

★ Irish Brigade (French) formed from the Irish army after the flight of the Wild Geese in 1691.

★ The Irish Battalion, or ''Los San Patricio'', who defected from the U.S. army and fought on the side of Mexico against the US invasion of 1846-48.

★ Irish Brigade (US) served on the Union side in the American Civil War in the 1860s

★ Two Irish commandos fought with the Boers during the Second Boer War (1899–1902)

★ Tyneside Irish Brigade, World War I brigade serving on the British side at the Somme.

★ The aborted attempt to raise a Brigade of Irish Prisoners of War (POW) for use in the 1916 Rising involving Roger Casement and Imperial Germany, Irish Brigade (WW1).

★ An Irish Brigade of 700 and lead by Eoin O'Duffy fought on the side of Franco in the Spanish Civil War. Articles on this unit.

★ The aborted attempt to recruit and train Irish POW's for use in Abwehr missions during World War II suggested by Seán Russell and attempted at Stalag XX A (301) also referred to as "Friesack Camp".
Also, the British Army has traditionally recruited from the whole island of Ireland. The current units with the greatest number are

★ The Royal Irish Regiment

★ The Irish Guards
For articles on the armed forces of the Republic of Ireland see:

★ Irish Army Rangers, a special forces unit.

★ Irish Defence Forces

★ Irish Army

★ Irish Air Corps

★ Irish Naval Service

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★ The Irish in other Wars and Armies