The British Army did not enlist Irish Catholics during much of the eighteenth century as they were considered likely to be unreliable when they faced the forces of Catholic countries such as France and Spain, which contained many of their countrymen. However, Irish settlers, including those exiled to British colonies, were recruited into local militias, […] The post Irish Soldiers in Colonial America (ca. 1650-1825), Part Two appeared first on Genealogical.com.
