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Answering the Holy Father’s call for aid, these brave men—aristocrats and peasants alike—formed a crucial part of the Papal Army, fighting with devotion at Perugia, Spoleto, Castelfidardo, and Ancona against the revolutionary and Godless Piedmontese Army seeking to unify Italy by force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1929, George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley’s meticulously researched work draws from archival records, personal testimonies, and military accounts to tell the story of the Irish battalion. Berkeley details the complex political and religious motivations behind the conflict, dispelling common myths and defending the integrity of the Papal cause against the slanders of the Piedmontese. All the while offering a vivid portrayal of the challenges faced by the Irish volunteers—many of whom lacked proper training, arms, and organization—yet who nevertheless fought with remarkable spirit and dedication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir sacrifice was not in vain. Though much of the Papal States was lost at the end of the conflict in 1860 and the unit was disbanded in 1862, many of the Irishmen would go on to join the Papal Zouaves. An elite unit in the Papal Army compromised of soldiers from across Christendom, they would go on to defend Rome until fell to the Piedmontese in 1870. others carried their battlefield experience across the Atlantic to the American Civil War. Among them include Captain Myles Keogh, who, after serving under the papal banner, went on to become a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army, ultimately perishing alongside General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. General John Coppinger, wounded at Spoleto, later rose to prominence as a commander in the Union Army, while Captain Patrick Clooney, a member of the Irish Brigade in the Union Army, died while gallantly leading his company at the Battle of Antietam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether on the battlefields of Italy or America, these men carried with them the honor and legacy of serving as Defenders of the Vicar of Christ, their sacrifice forever etched into the history of the Church and the lands they fought to defend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley (1870–1955) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, historian, public servant, and Irish nationalist. A supporter of Irish Home Rule and the Irish Volunteers, he served as a brigade musketry officer with the 3rd Cavalry Reserve during World War I. He authored several historical works, including The Italy in the Making series, The Irish Battalion in the Papal Army of 1860, and The Campaign of Adowa and the Rise of Menelik. 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However, in recent memory, the relationship between the two hasn’t been great. In fact, over 160 years ago, the regime that united Italy went to war with the pope.  Italian Unification (or the Risorgimento as Italians call it) was anti-Catholic in nature, from the nationalistic ideology which drove it, to the laws of the Piedmontese regime that were put in place. Catholic monarchs had their rights violated and were toppled, including two on the path to sainthood. Servant of God Francis II of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and Blessed Pope Pius IX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung Catholic men from across Christendom rushed to the Pope’s aid to defend him and the Catholic faith from the godless revolutionaries.  Patrick Keyes O’Clery, the author of this work was one of those young men. He traveled from Ireland to enlist in the Papal Zouaves, the most pious and elite infantry unit of the Papal Army. 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