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The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 October 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland.
The imagery of wild geese in flight symbolizes liberation and the search for a better future. In the verses, Armatrading introduces the theme of overcoming obstacles and facing danger. She sings, “Rescued from all this, old friends and those newly found.
- Preston Graham
The story of two battles that sealed the fate of the Irish for over two hundred years. The first is remembered as the desisive battle, but the second may have actually been. Many of the "Wild Geese" rose to prominence in the Armies of Europe. George Brown of the Austrian Army, was made a Field Marshal by Emperor Charles IV and 11 different men ...
Mar 14, 2014 · It was a 29-year old Galway-born deserter from the 5 th U.S. Infantry Regiment named Jon Riley who commanded the group. He later claimed that anti-Irish bigotry in the United States compelled him to defect. Once in Mexico, Riley was given an officer’s commission and placed in command of a detachment of his countrymen.
The Flight of the Wild Geese is a term used to describe the departure of Patrick Sarsfield and the Irish Jacobite forces from the island of Ireland after the signing of the Treaty of Limerick in October 1691. The name 'Wild Geese' is also given to any Irish soldiers who have served in Continental European armies.
Sarsfield left Ireland with 10,000 soldiers and 4,000 women and children to enter the French service, a journey that has become known as the Flight of the Wild Geese .
