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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... arms , Pax Whelan , the Waterford IRA leader , had argued that the Waterford coast was much better suited to the clandestine landing of arms than was that of West Cork . Through the spring of 1920 , meetings were held with agents in ...
... arms , Pax Whelan , the Waterford IRA leader , had argued that the Waterford coast was much better suited to the clandestine landing of arms than was that of West Cork . Through the spring of 1920 , meetings were held with agents in ...
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... arms . In this respect the Dublin Brigade was more fortunate than others in the size and number of nearby barracks . Some of the Howth gun - running material of 1914 was still available and some arms and ammunition was taken from the ...
... arms . In this respect the Dublin Brigade was more fortunate than others in the size and number of nearby barracks . Some of the Howth gun - running material of 1914 was still available and some arms and ammunition was taken from the ...
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... arms and ammunition taken . One of the ambush party immediately went on to fulfil his duty of ringing the church bells in Grange . This attack was particularly notable for its postscript : the captured arms were intercepted en route to ...
... arms and ammunition taken . One of the ambush party immediately went on to fulfil his duty of ringing the church bells in Grange . This attack was particularly notable for its postscript : the captured arms were intercepted en route to ...
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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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