Kerry campaign (Irish Civil War)

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The Kerry campaign in the Irish Civil War was a series of brutal military operations and reprisals in County Kerry in 1922–1923, marked by intense guerrilla fighting and controversial executions as the Free State sought to suppress anti-Treaty republican forces.

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instanceOf event in the Irish Civil War
military campaign
aftermath long-term political bitterness in County Kerry
public controversy over Free State conduct
characterizedBy controversial executions
intense guerrilla fighting
reprisals against prisoners
use of land mines by republicans
conflict Irish Civil War NERFINISHED
conflictType counter-insurgency campaign
country Ireland NERFINISHED
describedAs one of the most brutal episodes of the Irish Civil War
documentedIn Irish Civil War historiography
memoirs of participants in County Kerry
endTime 1923
goal suppression of anti-Treaty republican forces in Kerry
hasCause split in the IRA over the Anglo-Irish Treaty
hasPart Free State reprisals in Kerry
guerrilla warfare in Kerry
mine warfare against Free State forces
roadside bombings and ambushes
summary executions in Kerry
hasSubject civil–military relations in the Irish Free State
laws of war and summary execution
historicalPeriod post-independence Ireland
impact debates on legitimacy of the Free State
shaping memory of the Irish Civil War in Kerry
involves National Army units NERFINISHED
local Kerry IRA columns
languageOfContext English
Irish
location County Kerry NERFINISHED
notableEvent Bahaghs killings NERFINISHED
Ballyseedy killings NERFINISHED
Countess Bridge killings NERFINISHED
opponent Irish Free State NERFINISHED
anti-Treaty IRA NERFINISHED
partOf Free State military operations in Munster
Irish Civil War NERFINISHED
perpetrator Free State Army officers in Kerry
precededBy War of Independence activity in County Kerry
region south-west Ireland
result defeat of organized anti-Treaty resistance in County Kerry
side anti-Treaty republican forces
pro-Treaty forces
startTime 1922
timePeriod early 1920s
victim captured anti-Treaty IRA prisoners

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Free State forces engagedIn Kerry campaign (Irish Civil War)