Irish Legion

Irish Legion
3rd Foreign Regiment (Irish)
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
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; ; ;

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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