, 1873-10-20

lilo crown Of SDAn DAGOu M tHo brow of
Philip V.
In lofont, na In victory, tho bAyonotu OF tho
!" Brigade still openoi III, tao road to honor.
! Whom tito Tronoh rotroatot from, Outlcnar1e,
III Jnty, 17os, Marlborough folt tho 1riah setoo1.
rotiring Frouol,, kopt tho iiorco r1rsuora at bny
and enabled Vondoino to roorga1,izo Ills beaten
! army. Tho battlo Of h1nlplaquot, fought in
August, 170g, was tho blooloat of thls most anu
guinary war. Tho Tronch fought With un.,anal
desperation, and tho English ranks, lotl BY Marl-
| borough and seconded by Eugene, wcre deci-
matoj. It was IN unmitiTatod slaughter. 1t
lengtl, Marsllnl vlllairs, who commanded the
dorol 0 rotroat. Again tlo Irish Drigado, Which
| fought With its 31a,1o1 conraro a1I thromph
! that dreadful day, had tllo honor ct
! forming tho French rear-g,,ard, and, although
| the foot Of tic victor no Irish color graeei
tho trophies of Marlborough. who. with tic III
| Judged battle Of Malpln1liot. ondol Lis grand
oaroor as aoldicr After That flElt tho war was
| foobly wagod-Francn hninr nomnloto]y or.
laustod-,lntil the poace Of Utrecht and treaty
Of Raataat 171s-14. closed tho hlooJy record.
| It would DO impossible, the spookor Bnid TO
| on,ncrsto tho goEcs and mnor Actions In which
the Drisa1e participated. within tho ll,nits Of a
rocr Of those Irish soldiers wi,o, at the poaco,
| transferred their sworda from Trauco to bpain,
| because Louis XIV, WHO sl1ccooded hlH grand.
fatbor sllilo yot child, could not employ thom
| sharpoyt where tho English woro tloir 1oos-a1~
waya II mist .ba ndnittof worthy Of their etool.
! ifhn sneakor rnyo tho following atato1nent OF
Irish troops in tho French Hervico during tho
rerjnont8 Of foot: 1CD2-'O9, tllirtoon regiments
!, Of Infantry. throo independent companies two
| rariments Of ca yalry ana two troops Of horse
guarde; 1868 to 17l4 eight regiments Of infsn"
| roci,nonta of iTfautry and ono OF cavalry: t744
|, to t7G9 six rooioonig of infantrv and ono Of
horse; t7G2 to 1775, 1yo roglnontn Of infantry !;
| 177G to 170l,-the poriod Of tho dissolution of
/ From ths falI Of L{morick, id idol, to tho
French Royoirtion, according to tho most reiia.
bio estimate, there fell In tho field for Franco,
| or otherwise died In hor service, 100000 Irish
| military omirrants. borne from Iroland~ohieily
| from fho Proyiuco OF Muustor-by FroucI
| sml1gelors, under tho romantic and Significant
| titlo 81 Wild GeoBo"-iu poettcal oll1lsion to
| their eastward 1ight, Dy tlis name tho "I3rig-
] ado is bost romemborcd among lilo Irish peas-
autry.
After tho death Of Louis tho Fourteenth. tho
| Irish Dtigado had comparatively very little
Wholesale fighting to keep them occupied, until
tho war Ct tho Auatrial Succession, thirty years
smaller States on tho Rliennish frontior' with
der tho Duke Of Berwick: In every combat
they served with honor, and always appoarod to
NGnl AeAFAAtHG0 hA4Sto Ak2 A1sA ~ AEh'A A0sA
thickost. At timos, like most Of their country
| men, they were inclined to wildneaB, but Tho
first drutn-roll or bugle-blast found thon ready
for tho fray. On tho mlrch to attack Fort
Kehl, In 1888, Marshal Dorwick-who WAS killed.
two years. afterward at the siege Of philipsbnrg
found fanlt with. Dillon'B regirnont for sotno
breach Of discipline whilo ell route llo sent
tic Colonel with dispatches to Louis XY., and,
among other matters, in q patornal way
for Berwick loved his Irishmon-oalled the
Kings attention to tho indlgcroet battalion.
The monarch, on roading tho document turned
to tho Irish officer, aud, III the hearing Of the
whole Court, petutantly exclaimed" Ny Irish
troops cause me more uneasinoHs than all the
! rest Of my armiosl" "siro," Immediately ro-
Joined tho noble Count Dil!on--subsequent
killed at Fontonoy-" all your Majeaty'a etiomioa
mako precisely tho same complaint |" Louis,
pleased with tho repartee, smiled and, like d
truo Fronch,nan. wiped out Lis previous un-
kindnesa by complimouting tile courage Of tho
Brigade.
Tho great war Of tho Austrian Succession iu-
a,lgurnsed tho fatcful campaigns Of 17i3 and