Irish Historical Marker at Jockey Hollow,

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-08T16:48:46Z
dc.date.available2024-11-08T16:48:46Z
dc.date.issued6/18/2024
dc.descriptionIrishmen fought on both sides of the American Revolution. For the British, they fought in battles from Maine to Georgia as members of the Royal Irish Artillery, the Queen�s Rangers and the Volunteers of Ireland. However, the largest number of Irishmen served in the American Army. Seven out of the eleven brigades in Jockey Hollow were commanded by generals born in Ireland or who had Irish parents. It is estimated that one quarter of the entire Continental Army was from Ireland. In some regiments from Pennsylvania and Maryland, almost half of the soldiers were Irish. The Irish were so numerous in the Pennsylvania Line that General Henry Lee (�Light Horse Harry�) of Virginia referred to it as the �Line of Ireland.� General Washington ordered all work parties to cease for the day. In the New York Brigade the officers were told �not to detail for duty any sons of St. Patrick.� Colonel Johnson, commanding the Second Pennsylvania Brigade, bought a large barrel of rum for his men, though he expected them to �conduct themselves with the greatest sobriety and good order.�
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/141532
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dc.subjectIrish Historical Marker at Jockey Hollow
dc.subjectThe Wick farm
dc.subjectJockey Hollow
dc.subjectMorristown
dc.subjectMorristown National Historical Park
dc.subjectNational Park Service
dc.subjectNPS
dc.subjectThe Wick Estate
dc.subjectThe American Revolution
dc.subjectAmerican History
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectThe Continental Army
dc.subjectGeorge Washington
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectU.S. Historic District Contributing Property
dc.subjectThe Skyland
dc.subjectWinter in the Skylines
dc.subjectNJ Skylands
dc.subjectNew Jersey Skylands
dc.subjectLakeland
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectMorris County
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleIrish Historical Marker at Jockey Hollow,

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