For the two American Civil War units, see List of American Civil War legions. For the unit which fought under Simón Bolívar in Latin America, see British Legions.
Irish Legion 3rd Foreign Regiment (Irish)
Front and rear of the regimental standard
Active
August 1803 – September 1815
Country
Free Irish Republic
Allegiance
Napoleon I
Branch
French Imperial Army
Type
Light Infantry
Size
Regiment of four battalions[note 1]
Part of
Imperial Foreign Troops
Dépôt
Bois-le-Duc, Bouches-du-Rhin
Engagements
Napoleonic Wars
Peninsular War
Dos de Mayo Uprising
French Invasion of Portugal
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
War of the Fifth Coalition
Walcheren Campaign
War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of the Katzbach
Battle of Bautzen
Battle of Hanau
Military unit
The Irish Legion (French: Légion irlandaise) was a light infantry regiment in service of the French Imperial Army established in 1803 for an anticipated invasion of Ireland. It was later expanded to a four battalions and a depot, the legion won distinction in the Walcheren Expedition, the Peninsular War, and the German Campaign of 1813. Following the disbandment of the foreign regiments in 1815, the regiment's personnel were distributed.
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Napoleon I
French Imperial Army