Battle of Limerick (1922)

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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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Battle of Limerick (1922) canonical 2

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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) ⓘ