Saffron Kilt and Irish Regiment of Canada

[Sawney Bean]

Oh aye, so he did. I bet he wished he'd stayed with the papal army when Crazy Horse and the rest of the Sioux nation turned up.

[macwilkin]

Oh aye, so he did. I bet he wished he'd stayed with the papal army when Crazy Horse and the rest of the Sioux nation turned up.

Slightly, OT, but related to Irish soldiers:

http://indigo.ie/~wildgees/keogh.htm

Incidently, there was at least one Scot with Custer that fateful June day:

http://www.friendslittlebighorn.com/...s_memorial.htm

Regards,

Todd

[GMan]

I love reading posts like this, very informative.

[ThistleDown]

Incidently, there was at least one Scot with Custer that fateful June day:

First Lieutenant Donald McIntosh commanded Company G at the Little Big Horn. He was born in Montreal of a Six Nations mother and a Scots father employed by the HBC.

[macwilkin]

First Lieutenant Donald McIntosh commanded Company G at the Little Big Horn. He was born in Montreal of a Six Nations mother and a Scots father employed by the HBC.

And his old brother, Archie McIntosh, was a scout for Gen. George Crook during the Apache Wars.

T.

[Bigkahuna]

Oh aye, so he did. I bet he wished he'd stayed with the papal army when Crazy Horse and the rest of the Sioux nation turned up.

Not only the Sioux, but the Arapaho and Cheyenne as well.ith: