Portrait from 1718 of James Kirkland - an Irish Wild Geeseman who was 7 ft 1+1⁄2 inches tall
He served under Frederick William I of Prussia, known as the "Soldier King" in the Potsdam Giants - regiment composed of giant soldiers meant to intimidate the enemy (many were Irish Wild Geese).
The king was famously obsessed with tall men and tried to get them to marry tall women, as well as receiving tall men as gifts to encourage friendly relations by the likes of the Russians and Ottomans for his regiment.
Kirkland's fellow Irishman, the poet Tomás Ó Caiside, also served in the regiment.
Portrait from 1718 of James Kirkland - an Irish Wild Geeseman who was 7 ft 1+1⁄2 inches tall
He served under Frederick William I of Prussia, known as the "Soldier King" in the Potsdam Giants - regiment composed of giant soldiers meant to intimidate the enemy (many were Irish Wild Geese).
The king was famously obsessed with tall men and tried to get them to marry tall women, as well as receiving tall men as gifts to encourage friendly relations by the likes of the Russians and Ottomans for his regiment.
Kirkland's fellow Irishman, the poet Tomás Ó Caiside, also served in the regiment.
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