Gaelic Vengeance

During the Mexican-American War of 1846-48, many Irish soldiers in the U.S. Army deserted to join their Catholic brothers fighting for Mexico. The Mexican Army assigned them to el Batallón de San Patricio—the Saint Patrick's Battalion. After the American victory, the deserters were rounded up, court-martialed and shot.Now the sons and grandsons of those Irishmen and their Mexican wives are avengin...