Quote Originally Posted by Zardoz View Post
The Green flag is the green and gold 1847 "Erin Go Bragh" banner, this was carried by a group of Irish volunteers, including U.S. Army deserters, who joined the Mexican side in the U.S.–Mexican War.
When I was at Chicago's Celtic Fest in September, one of the bands there included a Mexican contingent who sang a complete corrido about the Brigada de San Patricio. I had no idea about this note in history, but apparently they are still honored in Mexico for their bravery. No wonder! After the fall of the Alamo, all of them were executed as deserters by the U.S. forces, whom they had abandoned to serve with the forces of Santa Ana.