Irish War of Independence

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conflict guerrilla war revolutionary war war

The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict (1919–1921) between Irish republican forces and British authorities that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.

Aliases (4)

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conflict → guerrilla war → revolutionary war → war →
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-Irish War → Cogadh na Saoirse → Tan War →
belligerent	Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary → Black and Tans → British Army → Dáil Éireann → Irish Republic → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) → Royal Irish Constabulary → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
cause	Irish demand for independence from the United Kingdom → Sinn Féin electoral victory in 1918 general election → aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising → conscription crisis of 1918 in Ireland →
combatantCommander	Cathal Brugha → David Lloyd George → Michael Collins → Nevil Macready → Richard Mulcahy → Sir Hamar Greenwood → Éamon de Valera →
conflictType	asymmetric warfare → guerrilla campaign →
country	Ireland →
endDate	1921-07-11 →
followedBy	Irish Civil War →
hasEffect	Irish Civil War → ongoing political division of Ireland →
keyEvent	Bloody Sunday (1920) → Custom House attack → Kilmichael Ambush → Soloheadbeg ambush → Truce of 11 July 1921 →
keyEventDate	1919-01-21 → 1920-11-21 → 1920-11-28 → 1921-05-25 →
legalOutcome	Government of Ireland Act 1920 → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 → Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 →
location	Connacht → Ireland → Irish Free State (future territory) → Leinster → Munster → Ulster →
mainIdeology	Irish republicanism →
opposingIdeology	British unionism →
partOf	Irish revolutionary period → decolonization of the British Empire →
peaceSettlement	Anglo-Irish Treaty →
precededBy	Easter Rising →
result	Anglo-Irish Treaty → creation of Northern Ireland → end of the Irish Republic as proclaimed in 1916 → establishment of the Irish Free State → partition of Ireland → withdrawal of most British forces from southern Ireland →
significantFor	creation of a dominion-level Irish state → end of most British rule in southern Ireland → entrenchment of partition between North and South →
startDate	1919-01-21 →
timePeriod	20th century →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bloody Sunday (1920) → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) → Kilmichael Ambush → Liam Lynch → Truce of 11 July 1921 →	conflict
Irish Civil War ("Irish revolutionary period") → Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ("Irish revolutionary period") → Irish War of Independence ("Irish revolutionary period") → Kilmichael Ambush → Soloheadbeg ambush →	partOf
Irish War of Independence ("Anglo-Irish War") → Irish War of Independence ("Cogadh na Saoirse") → Tan War →	alsoKnownAs
Eoin O'Duffy → Frank Aiken → W. T. Cosgrave →	participantIn
Michael Collins → Éamon de Valera →	participatedIn
Airco DH.4 → Bristol F.2 Fighter →	usedInConflict
Truce of 11 July 1921 →	appliesToConflict
Custom House attack ("Anglo-Irish conflict") →	associatedWith
Crown of Ireland →	diminishedBy
Irish Free State →	establishedAsResultOf
Downton Abbey →	featuresHistoricalEvent
British–Irish relations →	hasHistoricalRootIn
Interwar period →	hasPart
Anglo-Irish Treaty →	historicalPeriod
Cathal Brugha →	notableEvent
Government of Ireland Act 1920 →	politicalContext
Irish Civil War →	precededBy
George V →	reignDuring
Public Safety Acts and emergency powers in Irish Free State ("Irish revolutionary period") →	relatedTo
The Wind That Shakes the Barley →	setInPeriod
Military history of the United Kingdom →	significantEvent
GPO Witness History Visitor Centre →	subjectMatter
Kilmainham Gaol →	usedDuringConflict