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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Irish War of Independence canonical 130
Irish revolutionary period 4
Anglo-Irish conflict 3

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conflict ⓘ
guerrilla war ⓘ
revolutionary war ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Irish War of Independence ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Irish War

Irish War of Independence ⓘ
surface form: Cogadh na Saoirse

Tan War ⓘ
belligerent Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
surface form: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922

Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
surface form: Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
location Connacht ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Irish Free State ⓘ
surface form: Irish Free State (future territory)

Leinster ⓘ
Munster ⓘ
Ulster ⓘ
mainIdeology Irish republicanism ⓘ
opposingIdeology British unionism ⓘ
partOf Irish War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 (147)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Interwar period → hasPart → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
George V → reignDuring → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Irish Civil War → precededBy → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Irish Civil War → partOf → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish revolutionary period
Irish War of Independence → alsoKnownAs → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Irish War
Irish War of Independence → alsoKnownAs → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cogadh na Saoirse
Irish War of Independence → partOf → Irish War of Independence self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish revolutionary period
Irish Free State → establishedAsResultOf → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Airco DH.4 → usedInConflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1920 → politicalContext → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Anglo-Irish Treaty → historicalPeriod → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
British–Irish relations → hasHistoricalRootIn → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Kilmainham Gaol → usedDuringConflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
The Wind That Shakes the Barley → setInPeriod → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Michael Collins → participatedIn → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Eoin O'Duffy → participantIn → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Éamon de Valera → participatedIn → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Liam Lynch → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Public Safety Acts and emergency powers in Irish Free State → relatedTo → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish revolutionary period
Crown of Ireland → diminishedBy → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Downton Abbey → featuresHistoricalEvent → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Bristol F.2 Fighter → usedInConflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Frank Aiken → participantIn → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
GPO Witness History Visitor Centre → subjectMatter → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Kilmichael Ambush → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Kilmichael Ambush → partOf → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Truce of 11 July 1921 → appliesToConflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Truce of 11 July 1921 → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
W. T. Cosgrave → participantIn → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Soloheadbeg ambush → partOf → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Cathal Brugha → notableEvent → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Bloody Sunday (1920) → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Tan War → alsoKnownAs → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) → partOf → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish revolutionary period
Royal Irish Constabulary → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Black and Tans → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Custom House attack → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Custom House attack → partOf → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Custom House attack → associatedWith → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Irish conflict
Easter Rising → inspired → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Nevil Macready → conflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Sir Hamar Greenwood → conflictInvolved → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Thompson submachine gun → usedInConflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
pre-1969 Irish Republican Army → influencedBy → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Irish Catholics → involvedIn → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Irish Republic → existedDuringConflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
Irish Republic → existedDuringConflict → Irish War of Independence ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Irish War
Irish republican movement → associatedEvent → Irish War of Independence ⓘ