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aud, dnshtng tears Of agony from thoir eyoe,
clnerni for Iralaud and Kinr ,Intnna

all too late for 1roland d,-cast anchor III tito
Shannon. Ills ships woro usoful IN conveying
tho irish eoldierry to Franco. IN a1l-ncludiuF
tho gartiuong OF Galway and SlIgo-2o, goo Irish
Barsllold and Lori, Claro, for, tho French
PORTS, Theao soldiers, with Mountcashel'a
brigade. exchanged by King James
for 0,000 Frouoh troops before TUG battlc Of tlo
the !" DID" and ''New Brlgalos. Thoy woro ali
in tho paY Of Louis, but wore sworn to support
James Ia my effort which he might put forth to
rocovor ILLS throne.
Tho lcoturor continued by stating that tho
1rish troopn Of Trance gore prominently en-.
him, from 1888 to ti1o pouco Of lsyswiok In 1eO7;
III tho war Of tho Spanish ucceason-waged by
Louis to support his grandson, Philip Of Antou,
concluded by the poaco of Utrecht and Treaty
Of naatadt IN 17t8-14; md under Louis Ky. III
numerous minor wars with Gornanys md ca-
poofally In tho war Of the Austrian succeBBfon-
Franco supporting the q1sim Of ohaslee @ VI, Of
gary, daughter Of tho laht 1Iapsbtrgh Emperor
Of Germany Charles VI. This war was begun
In 1740 France took Hsdes IN 1749, and i was
concluded by tho treaty Of AK Ia Chapollo; in
17ae; p eaoh Of tloso c;o'ntosts, France and
favorable to tho bloody development Of Iriah
hatred. After tho Inst Of tho wars Bpooitiod, tho
Irish Drigado, having no warlilto food on which
to flourish, covered with 1aurels and "worn out
Tho apealtcr, in ahotching Of tho various CAM
pAigna, rapidly sketched that OF Savoy, by
Mouutoashol'n Brigade, under saint Ruth, aftor-
,yarda killed In Irolaud. in 1G00-91. The "a Old
Brigade scaled eyory Alpino fortross drove tho
vcngoful j" Vaudots from their savage hills,
Ing reputation for military prowons frcRh, OF
this day, amid, d,tho mountains Of Savoy.
In Flanders. In 1G02, under sars0eld and Lord
Glare, tho Nov Brigade Won immortal honor
William. At Lanlon, Or Noorwinleu. in July,
1893. William hold his ground desperately
against the bravcst efforts Of tho French.
Luxomburgh was Ia deApair, when tho tlorco
war-cry, Hnemomber Lin1orick!" rent the
sarsaeld, slattorel the. English contro, broke
into Ncerwlntlon, opened path to victory for
the Trcnch Household, and William wap h1rled
into tho River Geoto, wli1o tho Irish shout OF
victory. shook tho plain like q clap Of tlunder.
lug gazo behold tho sight llo most loved to soo-
the English lag In shameful flight.
This same year, in Italy, under Catlnat, the
"Old !" Brigade made Its mark at Marsaglia,
whole Fronch army after It, and chased Victor
Amadeus almost to the gatea Of Turin.
Thoncetorth, Lord MountcaBhel having died
Of his wounds, tho two btigades wero united as
one; Tho younger sehomborg, aon Of the hero
bfarsuglL 1t tho battle Of Montgry, IN Spain.
fought il 1904; by tho Fronch against tho Span
ish, tho +" Brigade" under Marshal de Noallcs,
removed Its iaurels, and tho Irish charge proved
potent in bringing the spania;rau 10 reason.
By the Peace Of Ryawiclt.
Tho war Of the Spanish succession broke out
in 1900. Englnnl and Austria supported the
Archdukc Charles against Philip Of Aniou, the
Bourbon heir. This struggle brought upon tho
s I Isnso Sxs Gnns s y aaSe o1 .au %ussr ~o
Of the groateat Generals Of modern timea.
Ma,Bha1a tho Duke Of Berwick, Catinat, Villn-
roy, Vondome, Villasrs, Dooi1lers, and Noaillee,
commanded tho armios Of France. IN this
In the yanguard Of viotory--in the rearguard of
defeat, aud the Iriah name became the synonym
of valor.
In tho winter Of 1902, tho citadel Of Oromona.
III Northern Italy, waa held for France by Mar-
shal Villroy, with strong garrison. Tho
French gayo themselves mp to reyelry, and tho
walls wore poorly guarded Carrioli, IN Italian
priest, informed Prince Eugene. tho Austrian
commander, Of tho state Of affairs. The traitor
agreed to let IN portion Of the enemy Iyrnoans
hiH houao. ut tho same timo tho Fronch senti-
nels at tho gate Of St. Margaret, badly defended,
wore to DO drawn of, 80 that Eugene himsolf,
With a.; ;sf9ng @ body r Of 9ght enter
ats attach M tic 81 Gate Gate q tie po." defendcd by az an
Hieh company, Gnd Prince Vaudoment and
Count Frciberg woro to support tho attack with
tho cavalry Of ..e their respective com.
cutod. Tho Auatriaus were In possession Of tho
town before tho garrison Was aIarmed. Count
Morol, howoEer, met bad fortune at tho "Qate
Of tho Po." Tho Irish g11ard. chatting oyor old
ae ss h 5 ns AsasSh %sh % s pa'sG% oe9 or a' II bsa b
arousod them. as Meroi, attended by several
regiments Of dragons, rode up to tho cato md
called upon them to surrender. Tho Irish ro-
piled with sharp voliey. which hid son1o OF tho
tue sleeping, Irish regiments of Dillon aud
Burke, who. in their Bhirts only, as they sprang
hastenod to tic fesouo. They were mot in tho
square By Eugeno's cuiraasiors, who charged
@ then eIso old Md Il qaAony ha Termed @ hs fifth ;h
lado. Tho ouirassiers. urged By Eugene
and Froiberg, dashed muddy ut tho
Italian batteries. but, despite Tho brayost
efforts Of this iron cavalry, tho Irish actually
berg: Marshal villeroy VAS made prisoner by
Macdonald, IN 1rishman In tho Austrian service,
and the Frenchd denerR1secondip in command shared
the same tato But tho Irish still held cut, fight
ing desperately aud losing half their men. ThiH
prolonged resistance alarmed the French, who
now, thoroughly alarmed, calamity seconded
their Irish comrades, md, after a torriblo car
mage Of eight hours, duration, Prince Eugene,
with ali that remained Of the tlowor Of the Aus
tran cavalry, gave up in despair, and waa hurled
pell-mell through tho gates Of St. Margaret, by
tho victorious garrison. This exploit Of the
Irish sa7ed Northern Italy to tho Trench mon-
arch,-tho AustrlanB retroatod to tho Alps. All
Europe rang with applause. Louis raised the
pay Of hiB 1riuh troops, and made O'Alahonoy q
ueneral ue also decroed that lrishmen should
thenceforth be recognized as French cltizons,
without undergoing the form Of naturalization.
At the first battle Of Dlonhoim, Bavaria, in
1908, tho Irish, under Marshal Tallarl, CON
tributed to that victory. The regiment OF Glare,
oncountoEing the Austrian Guards. was. for a
. moment, oyerpowerod but, Immediately rally
Ing, It oounter-oharged With such fury that It
not alone recovered its own lag, but gained two
oolora from the enemyl
The second Dlenheim, 40 disastrous to France,
WAS fought in 1904. Marlborough commanded
tho English right, faclng Marshal Tallard, and
Eugene commanded the allied left, facing Mar-
shal de Marciu, with whom Was tho Irish Brigade,
Talard was dreadfully beaten, and Mnroin Jared
uttlebottor. The French suffered great atslaughtor,
and woro dreadfully beaten. Tho Brigade, i