National Volunteers
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The National Volunteers were a pro-British Irish nationalist militia formed in the early 20th century that supported constitutional Home Rule and largely backed the British war effort during World War I.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish nationalist militia
ⓘ
paramilitary organisation ⓘ |
| armedStatus | lightly armed militia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish Parliamentary Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Redmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | post-World War I ⓘ |
| disbandedInPeriod | early 1920s ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Irish Republican Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Volunteers (anti-Redmond faction) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Volunteer Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encouragedMembersTo | enlist in the British Army ⓘ |
| estimatedMembership | over 100000 ⓘ |
| formedAfter | split in the Irish Volunteers ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| goal | implementation of the Third Home Rule Bill ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-independence Ireland under British rule ⓘ |
| ideology | Irish nationalism ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| leader | John Redmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
armed insurrection against Britain
ⓘ
militant republicanism ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Irish Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Home Rule movement ⓘ |
| peakMembershipPeriod | 1914 ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-British ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | constitutional nationalist ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Irish republican separatists ⓘ |
| primaryTheatreOfActivity | Ireland GENERATED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | British government as loyalist force in Ireland ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Irish nationalist population
ⓘ
supporters of the Irish Parliamentary Party ⓘ |
| recruitmentChannelFor | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Irish Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusDuringEasterRising | largely inactive ⓘ |
| supported |
British war effort in World War I
ⓘ
Home Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Parliamentary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom in World War I ⓘ |
| supportedStrategy | achieving Home Rule through constitutional means GENERATED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | mass volunteer movement ⓘ |
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