Of what nationality were over 200 American military soldiers who deserted the
United States Army and fought for the Mexicans during the war instead?

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Patrick's Battalion, a group of U.S. soldiers who deserted the army and cast their lot with Mexico. The 200-man outfit was mostly made up of Irish Catholics and other immigrants who resented the prejudice they faced from Protestants in the United States.

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