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The Irish War of Independence (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse), [2] also known as the Anglo-Irish War, was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and British forces: the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special ...
This clash came to be known as the War of Independence or the Anglo-Irish War. It reinforced the fears of Ulster Unionists that they could never expect safeguards from an all-Ireland Sinn Féin government in Dublin. The No. 2 Third Tipperary Brigade Flying Column during the War of Independence.
RIC and British Army trucks outside Limerick This is a timeline of the Irish War of Independence (or the Anglo-Irish War) of 1919–21. The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict and most of the fighting was conducted on a small scale by the standards of conventional warfare. Although there were some large-scale encounters between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the state ...
The Irish War of Independence, a guerrilla conflict by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) against British rule in Ireland, had been ongoing since 1919.Several IRA brigades were established in County Kerry, which targeting British forces stationed in the county (consisting of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the British Army).
The period 1916–1921 was marked by political violence and upheaval, ending in the partition of Ireland and independence for 26 of its 32 counties. A failed militant attempt by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army was made to gain independence for Ireland with the 1916 Easter Rising, an insurrection in Dublin.
Bruce campaign in Ireland: Part of the First War of Scottish Independence: 1333–38 Burke Civil War: A conflict among the House of Burke: 1534 Kildare Rebellion: 1569–73 First Desmond Rebellion: Part of the Tudor conquest of Ireland: 1579–83 Second Desmond Rebellion: Part of the Tudor conquest of Ireland 1594–1603 Nine Years' War
The Crossbarry ambush, also known as the Battle of Crossbarry, occurred on 19 March 1921 and was one of the largest engagements of the Irish War of Independence.It took place near the small village of Crossbarry in County Cork, about 20 km south-west of Cork city.
The siege of Tralee was an event that took place between 1 and 9 November 1920 in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Siege of Tralee Part of the Irish War of Independence