Patrick Dalton

Date of death:10. 09. 1847
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
Support
Catholic Worker Movement Anti-Imperialism San Patricio Battalion
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Biography

Irish-born former U.S. Army sergeant who defected and rose to captain in the San Patricio Battalion fighting for Mexico in the Mexican-American War. Captured after the Battle of Churubusco. Court-martialed and hanged at San Ángel, Mexico on September 10, 1847.

Case

Charges: Desertion in time of war (U.S. Army court-martial in occupied Mexico).
Sentenced: Sep 9, 1847
Released: Sep 10, 1847
Sentence: Death; hanged at San Ángel, September 10, 1847.
Convicted: Yes

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