Battle of Limerick (1922)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Limerick (1922) was a key Irish Civil War engagement in which pro-Treaty National Army forces fought anti-Treaty IRA units for control of the strategic city of Limerick.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Limerick (1922) canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
armedConflictStatus	conventional phase of Irish Civil War ⓘ
belligerentSide	anti-Treaty forces ⓘ pro-Treaty forces ⓘ
combatant	Irish Free State government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish republican irregulars ⓘ
conflict	Irish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	civil war battle ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
country	Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	National Army advance into County Clare ⓘ further National Army consolidation in Munster ⓘ
hasCause	Anglo-Irish Treaty split ⓘ dispute over Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
hasParticipant	Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty faction) NERFINISHED ⓘ National Army (Irish Free State) NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-Treaty IRA NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	post-independence conflict in Ireland ⓘ
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
location	County Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryObjective	expulsion of anti-Treaty forces from Limerick ⓘ seizure of barracks in Limerick ⓘ
opponent	National Army (Irish Free State) NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-Treaty IRA NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Irish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-Treaty offensive in western Ireland ⓘ
precededBy	National Army operations in Dublin ⓘ early clashes of the Irish Civil War ⓘ
result	National Army capture of Limerick ⓘ pro-Treaty victory ⓘ
significance	key engagement in early phase of Irish Civil War ⓘ secured major city for Irish Free State ⓘ weakened anti-Treaty control in western Ireland ⓘ
startTime	1922 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Limerick city ⓘ control of Shannon River crossings ⓘ control of transport routes in western Ireland ⓘ
temporalContext	Irish Civil War period ⓘ
usedWeapon	artillery ⓘ machine guns ⓘ small arms ⓘ

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Battle of Cork (1922) → follows → Battle of Limerick (1922) ⓘ

Battle of Cork (1922) → relatedTo → Battle of Limerick (1922) ⓘ