The Rogue's March

By Peter F. Stevens,

Book cover of The Rogue's March: John Riley and the St. Patrick's Battalion, 1846-48

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The controversial true story of the US Army deserters--the majority of them Irish immigrants--who fought valiantly as a Mexican Army unit during the Mexican War of 1846. It takes a close look at the organized prejudice against irish Catholic and German immigrants.

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1 author picked The Rogue's March as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I like this version of the story because Stephens went to Ireland and researched the life and times of John Riley, the commander of the San Patrico Battalion. He shows his motivation for joining the Mexican Army, leadership skills, artillery knowledge, and more.

It is a bird’s eye view of the life of a soldier in the Irish diaspora and how he associated an Anglo-American army invading a Catholic neighbor with his own native land invaded by the English army 400 years before.

From Michael's list on the Irish who fought for Mexico.

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