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- Saint_Patricks_Battalion abstract "The Saint Patrick's Battalion (Spanish: Batallón de San Patricio), formed and led by John Riley, was a unit of 175 to several hundred immigrants (accounts vary) and expatriates of European descent who fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican–American War of 1846–8. Most of the battalion's members had deserted or defected from the United States Army. The Battalion served as an artillery unit for much of the war. Despite later being formally designated as two infantry companies, it still retained artillery pieces throughout the conflict. In many ways, the battalion acted as the sole Mexican counterbalance to the recent U.S. innovation of horse artillery. The \"San Patricios\" were responsible for the toughest battles encountered by the United States in its invasion of Mexico, with Ulysses S. Grant remarking that \"Churubusco proved to be about the severest battle fought in the valley of Mexico\".Composed primarily of Catholic Irish and German immigrants, the battalion also included Canadians, English, French, Italians, Poles, Scots, Spaniards, Swiss, and Mexican people, many of whom were members of the Catholic Church. Disenfranchised Americans were in the ranks, including escaped slaves from the Southern United States. Only a few members of the Saint Patrick's Battalion were actual U.S. citizens. The Mexican government printed propaganda in different languages to dissuade immigrants in the U.S. army of their cause and offered incentives to foreigners who would enlist in its army including; granting them citizenship, paying higher wages than the U.S. Army and the offer of generous land grants.The San Patricios are revered and honoured in Mexico and Ireland. Members of the Battalion are known to have deserted from U.S. Army regiments including; the 1st Artillery, the 2nd Artillery, the 3rd Artillery, the 4th Artillery, the 2nd Dragoons, the 2nd Infantry, the 3rd Infantry, the 4th Infantry, the 5th Infantry, the6th Infantry, the 7th Infantry and the 8th Infantry.".
- Saint_Patricks_Battalion activeYearsEndYear "1848".
- Saint_Patricks_Battalion activeYearsStartYear "1846".
- Saint_Patricks_Battalion battle Battle_for_Mexico_City.
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- Saint_Patricks_Battalion battle Mexican–American_War.
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- Saint_Patricks_Battalion colourName "Crimson".
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- Saint_Patricks_Battalion country Mexico.
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- Saint_Patricks_Battalion motto "Erin go bragh (An anglicisation of theIrishfor "Ireland forever")".
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