Mountcashel booklet

Lord Mountcashel: Irish General: Justin MacCarthy in the service of James II and Louis XIV, 1673–1694 By D.P. Graham

152672300X

9781526723000

English

248

Hardcover

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Justin MacCarthy later Lord Mountcashel was born into a notable family of Irish Jacobites loyal to the exiled Stuarts and grew up in France Their Irish land was regained after the Restoration of Charles II but Justin as the youngest surviving son sought a career in the French army as both his father and oldest brother had done In 1673 he joined an Irish regiment in French service He served under the legendary French marshals Turenne and Conde against the Dutch and their Imperial allies and by 1676 was commanding the regiment He became part of the personal circle of the Catholic Duke of York the future James II and after the latter s accession in 1685 Justin helped to transform the Irish army into a Catholic one When James II was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and fled via France to Ireland Justin was one of the most experienced commanders resisting William s invasion Unfortunately MacCarthy was defeated at the Battle of Newtownbutler 1689 wounded and captured He escaped and again went into exile in France where he was the first commander of the famous Irish Brigade until his death in 1694 Lord Mountcashel Irish General Justin MacCarthy in the service of James II and Louis XIV 1673 1694.

Lord Mountcashel: Irish General: Justin MacCarthy in the service of James II and Louis XIV, 1673–1694