The Irish War of IndependenceGill & Macmillan, 2002 - 274 pagine The Irish War of Independence was a sporadic guerrilla campaign which lasted from January 1919 until July 1921. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the forces of the British crown with the intention of breaking Britain's will to rule Ireland. This campaign paralleled the political efforts of Sinn Fein to create an independent Irish republic. |
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... action was widely criticised in pulpits and press . At the subsequent inquest , the coroner said of Constable McDonnell ' a more quiet inoffensive man he had never met ' and of Constable O'Connell that he was ' quiet and decent ' . The ...
... action was widely criticised in pulpits and press . At the subsequent inquest , the coroner said of Constable McDonnell ' a more quiet inoffensive man he had never met ' and of Constable O'Connell that he was ' quiet and decent ' . The ...
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... action and there had been an appalling failure to block the road . Many criticised the Westport men's non appearance . The retrospective criticism was related to the fact that the Westport men's leader , Joe Ring , was later , in ...
... action and there had been an appalling failure to block the road . Many criticised the Westport men's non appearance . The retrospective criticism was related to the fact that the Westport men's leader , Joe Ring , was later , in ...
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... action at Scramogue , on the Strokestown / Longford road , at a site Connolly had suggested . A joint military and police patrol travelling in a Crossley tender was ambushed . One army officer and the police driver were killed at the ...
... action at Scramogue , on the Strokestown / Longford road , at a site Connolly had suggested . A joint military and police patrol travelling in a Crossley tender was ambushed . One army officer and the police driver were killed at the ...
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Background to the Irish Revolution | 13 |
Outline of the War January 1919June 1920 | 27 |
British Administration 1919April 1920 | 33 |
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