St. Patrick’s Battalion. The proud and patriotic service of Irish Americans—whether first-generation naturalized immigrants or stateside-born, and whether Catholic or Protestant—in wartime ...

St. Patrick’s Battalion, a unit of the Mexican Army, was composed mainly of Irish Catholic immigrants who deserted the U.S. Army and fled to Mexico during the war, which lasted from 1846-48.

On St. Patrick’s Day, Mexicans celebrate in honor of the Irish battalion that defended their country against the invading United States Army in the 1840s.

New York's St. Patrick's Day parade this week was the first since 2019, after the annual event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. By Rebecca Flood On 3/18/22 at 11:37 AM EDT ...

The first St. Patrick's Day parade currently on record was held in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601, historians say. Not, as some might assume, on the Emerald Isle.