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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 ...
The Irish War of Independence was fought between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and those of the United Kingdom, between January 1919 and July 1921. The IRA, led by Michael Collins , consisted of roughly 3,000 rebels and used asymmetric warfare against British forces, which included the Black and Tans and the Auxiliary Division .
Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) Irish Republic [1] United Kingdom: Victory. Anglo-Irish Treaty: [2] Dominion status for 26 counties of Southern Ireland as the Irish Free State; 6 counties of Northern Ireland remain part of UK; United Kingdom retains the Ports of Berehaven, Spike Island and Lough Swilly; Irish Civil War (1922–1923 ...
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first edition in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to ...
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 followed from 1919 to 1921. The Government of Ireland Act of 1920 and the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 resulted in the formation of the Irish Free State, while Northern Ireland's MPs opted out to form Northern Ireland. [4] Many foreign powers, including the United States in 1924, recognized the Irish Free State's ...
Irish independence may refer to: Goal, variously envisaged, of political movements. Irish nationalism; Irish Patriot Party, 18th century; Repeal of the Union, early 19th century; Irish Home Rule movement, 1860s–1921; Irish republicanism, since the 1790s; United Ireland, since 1921; Historical events. Constitution of 1782 aka "legislative ...
The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kostal, Devlin (2007). "British Military Intelligence Law Enforcement Integration in the Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921" (PDF). Improving the Law Enforcement-Intelligence Community Relationship. NDIC, Washington DC.