The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-09-10

JoiIiiy.
From the = Lite OF Samuel Glover, I
The story of the Irish Brigade is one 0
the most interesting episodes in the histor
cf the Irish people. Their ardent u,ilitar,
spirit, which was che of the results of thei
Celtic origin, had been wastel through
many centuries, in savage fen1, amen.
themselves, or in fru:tless resistance t
their invaders-and when at length it haC
become disciplined, under Sarsiei. ant
st. Ruth and acquired force which nigh
have yielded England the greatest servic
In her ensuing wars, it WAS lost to be
through the intolerance which prescribed
the religion of a nation.
The LAWS Of the period, which forbade
Catholic, 10 bear arms under the Engli,l
crown, blinlly renowned all the adyan,a =,
TO be derived from their devotion, aud com
PEELED The army of James Il when di.lanc
I'd Mt the peace of Limerick, to pass over t,
the continent, and enroll ua Ter its yariou,
monarchs. Almost every throne Of Eu
rops pro6,ed by the bold hearts and stall
~art frames of the bouyant sons of the
Emerald Isle, except only the one thal
still nominally claimed their allegiance
While repudiating their services. IL was
in France. however, that JaLles' army was
fornd principally t. resembie-oving prob
ably, to the sympathy of the liiberniar
and the Celtic temperaments-and there
formed themselves into a body, which soon
becams distinguished under the title of the
Irish Brigade"
These gallant emigrants, who lett bchitd
carried abroad, with their untarnished
honur and their indumi.abie courage, a..
their uncomfortable gayety and their INDY
ing 1--we for their native couLtty. Almost
as deep, however, perhaps was their love
for their native music. So stfoIg was il
indeed, that they refused tt aIcil to the
french tunes, and on AL military occasions
insirted on the use Of their national airs
qualification that WAS conceded to them,
though the same favor WIS denied the
Swiss. For thu, however, there WAS IL
reason. The music Of the a. RAM de,
Naches" awoke in the breasts of tue latter
s,lch a passionate lJnsins for home, that
it often led to dese..ion, while in the POOR
Iristman, whose home WAS lost - him. no
such danger was to be feared.
During the course Of almost century
the brigade was enrolled in the French
army, aud had an honorable share in all
the latter's brightest ach i.vemen's in Elan
ders, Spain anc Italy. Many instances of
Its stauuch fidelity and its daring, decisive
courage might be quoted from the military
records of those days; but one especially
may be selected, which, in its singular
combination OF the heoic and the grosesque,
mus. be regarded as very nationals
Cremona, besieged by Prince Esgene,
and defended by the French, was surprised
enc morning before dawn, and would inev
itably have been lost but for the prom t
tu1e of the Irish. While the punctilous
and ornate Frenchrhen were deliberately
buttoning up their ornamentals, the form, r
at the sound Of their trumpets, jumped OIL,
of their beds, and simply STAYING to buck lie
on their cross belts and eartouch boxes,
seized their gnns and hurried to tie square
where, on forming in fighting order, their
commanders words. :" Halt l. dress T.
were, at least one respect, superfous
Their indifference to appearances On thi,
occasion was all the greater that the period
was midwintcr, and the city was near the
Alps. In this condition they were charged
by the Austrian cnirassiers. 1t was steel
coats against night skirts; but the liner
trade of Ireland proved the more formd
abs of the two. The Austrians wer,
driven back and the French had time t.
foirf, and recover possession OF the to1u
For this brilliant service the brigade wa,
honored with the emphatic thanks O
Louis XIV, and also had their paw in
creased.
But these fearless fellows, as may b.
supposed, Carried abroad to their new
service not only their courage and fidelity
but all their exuberance AS Irishmen
Their rollcking spirit and love of fun wer
quite as great as their love of fighting, an,
at times were so opposed t, propriety an
discipline, that the mart;nets of the French
ranks bad to make formal complaints o,
the matter. 1t was on one such occasion
that great compliment WAS paid them b
the brase duke OF Berwick, who, however
had reason to love them for their deyotio
TO his father.
Marshall" said the king to him, "thi
Irish brigade gives me more trouble than a
my armp put together
Please your majesty" replied the duk
'your encmie. make Just the same con
plant of them"
The idol of the brigade was the eel
hrased Marshal SAKE, whose great brayer
in union with his jovial, mirthful temper
ment, gave him character that was ,
engaging and SO kindred to their own.
was in reference to him originated one
the bluuders of poor Pat that has 90 ofts
hsen repeated and localized everywber
The marshal was wounded in some enpar
ment, and, moreover it was reported,
the back. None Of the brigade, howeve
would believe it.
When did he ever show bis back
item 2 Was the general exclamation