Irish Brigade

Irish Brigade may refer to:

During several historical wars members of the Irish diaspora have fought for their host country:

* Irish regiment: lists all Irish regiments which served in world conflicts in all armies

* Irish Brigade (French) formed from the Irish army after the flight of the Wild Geese in 1691.
* The Irish Battalion, or "Los San Patricio", who defected from the U.S. army and fought on the side of Mexico against the US invasion of 1846-48.
* Irish Brigade (US) served on the Union side in the American Civil War in the 1860s
* Two Irish commandos fought with the Boers during the Second Boer War (1899–1902)
* Tyneside Irish Brigade, World War I brigade serving on the British side at the Battle of the Somme.
* Irish Brigade (WWI), the aborted attempt by Roger Casement to raise a Brigade of Irish Prisoners of War in German POW camps, for use in the Easter Rising
* An Irish Brigade of 700 and lead by Eoin O'Duffy fought on the side of Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
* The aborted attempt to recruit and train Irish POW's for use in Abwehr missions during World War II suggested by Seán Russell and attempted at Stalag XX A (301) also referred to as "Friesack Camp".

Also, the British Army has traditionally recruited from the whole island of Ireland. The current units with the greatest number are
*The Royal Irish Regiment
* The Irish Guards

For articles on the armed forces of the Republic of Ireland see:
* Irish Army Rangers, a special forces unit.
* Irish Defence Forces
* Irish Army
* Irish Air Corps
* Irish Naval Service