Product Details

• Actors: Mark R. Day
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: June 1, 1996
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• ASIN: 0971253609
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #548,712 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States.

Absolutely enthralling. Dynamite material. A pefect example of historical amnesia that this story is virtually unknown to every American.

Product Description

During the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846, more than 500 immigrant soldiers, mostly Irish, deserted the U.S. Army and joined forces with Mexico.

Were these men traitors or heroes?

You be the judge.

Led by Captain John Riley of County Galway, the St. Patrick's Battalion fought in all the major battles of the U.S>-Mexican War, only to be captured and exectued by their former comrades in the U.S. Army.

This is the tragic story about a few brave men who abandoned a conquering army to follow their consciences.

The San Patricios is not a work of fiction. It is a true story told in documentary style, based on actual historical events and documents. This is the first time this story has been brought to the television screen. It was broadcast in Ireland (RTE), Mexico (Televisa) and on 12 PBS stations in the United States. It has also won several awards and been shown in numerous film festivals.

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