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Uncommon card · History
Irish Brigade, an Uncommon card
The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, who served in the Union Army in the American Civil War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 106 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Irish Brigade quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Irish Brigade card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th," continued in later wars.
Answer
designation. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th," continued in later wars. From the Irish Brigade article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Irish Brigade. Irish Brigade 67 · Emilio Portes Gil 61 · Hoary bat 58 · Peugeot P4 55 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Argentine Civil Wars. Argentine Civil Wars 43,000 · Emilio Portes Gil 34,000 · Irish Brigade 25,000 · Alberto Stefani 17,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th," continued in later wars.
- The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the "Faugh a Ballaugh" which is an anglicization of the Irish phrase, fág an bealach, meaning "clear the way" and used in various Irish-majority military units founded due to the Irish diaspora.
- According to Fox's Regimental Losses, of all Union army brigades, only the 1st Vermont Brigade and Iron Brigade suffered more combat dead than the Irish Brigade during America's Civil War.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Irish Brigade article was read about 25,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Irish Brigade
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Irish Brigade (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William Tecumseh Sherman (US Government), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
