Saffron Kilt and Irish Regiment of Canada

[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.