2007-10-27 08:06:40 · 10 answers · asked by ruffian 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The regiments at Waterloo listed at
http://www.britishbattles.com/waterloo/waterloo-june-1815.htm
At that time in the East lancashire Regiment, say, the ranks would be made up by people from East Lancashire.
So it would appear although many Irish soldiers fought in the battle it wouldn't be considered "most."
2007-10-27 08:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by Luke Warnes 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 30% (8500 of 28000) of Wellington s troops at Waterloo were Irish, according to the latest research. There were 3 Irish regiments, plus significant numbers of Irishmen in some English regiments.
2015-11-07 12:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by Aidan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to say no, there were many Irish, Scots, Welsh and English, involved in the battle including the King George's Hanovarians / Kings German Legion (German raised troops who were loyal to King George who was of Hanovarian decent, Hanover was under French occupation at this time
The British Army of that period used to recruit at what ever locality they were stationed in when in the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland.
It was not uncommon to find the Irish in so called English, Scottish and Welsh Regiments of Infantry and Cavalry.
Depending on casualties sustained either by war or sickness volunteers were asked to transfer from the 2nd Battalions of British Regiments to fill out a Regiment that was under strength, or a draft of newly trained recruits were sent en mass, with no regards to where they were recruited from.
2007-10-27 08:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by conranger1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont know what that battle is. But during the Victorian era life was so though in Ireland many joined the army and the Irish were highly thought of as brave soldiers.
2007-10-27 08:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by answers 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Many of the Irish people were French sympathisers (my own ancestors, for example), especially of their revolution.
2007-10-27 16:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by gortamor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there was a disproportionatly high number of irish british soldiers, but i don't think they represented a majority, i think it was less than one third.
2007-10-27 09:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by supremecritic 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO!! who told you that? there were Scots , Welsh, Irish ,British, and German.
2007-10-27 08:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many were. I'm not sure about the proportion.
Wellington said "I am not sure what they do to the enemy but they frighten me"
2007-10-27 19:28:07 · answer #8 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their commander was (except didn't like to admit it).
2007-10-27 08:44:30 · answer #9 · answered by celvin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they were not.
2007-10-28 08:32:38 · answer #10 · answered by mick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋