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The San Patricios

by | Apr 3, 2019 | True West Blog

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The St. Patrick’s Battalion, or as the Mexicans called them San Patricios, were a battalion of mostly Irish Catholic immigrants who deserted the American Army and fought on the Mexican side in the War with Mexico, 1846-1848. The Mexicans also called them los Colorados because so many of them had red hair. There were also immigrants from many other European countries, mostly Germans, including Mexi


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