The Irish in the Spanish Armies in the Seventeenth Century

Provides a wealth of detail on how "the wild geese" - the Irish who refused to submit to the English - played a significant role in the armies of Spain.

List of contents

Introduction
Origins, composition and strength
Recruiting and levies for the Irish Tercios in Flanders
Irishmen in the War of Flanders, 1621-44
An urgent need of soldiers for Spain
The war experience of Tyrone's Tercio, 1638-42
The long journey of Tyrconnell's Tercio, 1639-44
The Irish in the war against Portugal, 1641-44
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Eduardo de Mesa

Product details

• Authors: Eduardo De Mesa, Eduardo de Mesa
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9781843839514
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-951-4
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 549 g
• Series: Irish Historical Monographs; Irish Historical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous