Battle of the Bogside
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The Battle of the Bogside was a major 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland, between Catholic/nationalist residents and the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalists, widely seen as a key spark that escalated the conflict known as the Troubles.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Bogside canonical | 5 |
| August 1969 riots in Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Battle of the Bogside August 1969 | 1 |
| Belfast to Derry march | 1 |
| Bogside riots | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of the Bogside Context triple: [The Troubles, significantEvent, Battle of the Bogside]
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The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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Irish War of Independence
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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C.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
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D.
Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a 1922–1923 conflict between pro- and anti-Treaty forces in Ireland that followed independence from Britain and shaped the country’s subsequent political landscape.
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E.
Irish Confederate Wars
The Irish Confederate Wars were a series of interconnected conflicts in 17th-century Ireland involving Irish Catholic Confederates, English Royalists, and Parliamentarians, forming the Irish theater of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of the Bogside Target entity description: The Battle of the Bogside was a major 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland, between Catholic/nationalist residents and the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalists, widely seen as a key spark that escalated the conflict known as the Troubles.
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A.
The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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B.
Irish War of Independence
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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C.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
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D.
Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War was a 1922–1923 conflict between pro- and anti-Treaty forces in Ireland that followed independence from Britain and shaped the country’s subsequent political landscape.
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E.
Irish Confederate Wars
The Irish Confederate Wars were a series of interconnected conflicts in 17th-century Ireland involving Irish Catholic Confederates, English Royalists, and Parliamentarians, forming the Irish theater of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil disturbance
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event in the Troubles ⓘ riot ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Bogside
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surface form:
Bogside riots
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| chronologicalPredecessor |
Northern Ireland civil rights movement
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surface form:
Northern Ireland civil rights marches of the late 1960s
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| chronologicalSuccessor | wider August 1969 Northern Ireland riots ⓘ |
| conflictType | sectarian conflict ⓘ |
| country | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1969-08-14 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Apprentice Boys of Derry parade of 12 August 1969
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civil rights grievances of the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland ⓘ tensions between Catholic/nationalist and Protestant/unionist communities in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
international media attention on Northern Ireland conflict
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radicalization of segments of the nationalist community ⓘ undermining of Stormont government authority in nationalist areas ⓘ |
| involvesEthnicGroup |
Irish Catholics
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Ulster Protestants ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization |
Apprentice Boys of Derry
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Derry Citizens Defence Association ⓘ Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
County Londonderry
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Catholic residents of the Bogside
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Irish nationalists ⓘ |
| opponentTactic | CS gas deployment by security forces ⓘ |
| opposingBelligerent |
Protestant unionists
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Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ loyalist crowds ⓘ |
| partOf | The Troubles ⓘ |
| place |
Bogside
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Derry ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of the Bogside
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
August 1969 riots in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland civil rights movement ⓘ deployment of Operation Banner ⓘ |
| result |
British Army deployment in Northern Ireland
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creation of no-go areas in Derry ⓘ escalation of the Troubles ⓘ increased British government involvement in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated loss of Catholic confidence in the Royal Ulster Constabulary
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marked a turning point in Northern Ireland civil rights movement ⓘ widely regarded as a key spark of the Troubles ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969-08-12 ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
barricade building
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petrol bombs ⓘ stone throwing ⓘ |
| year | 1969 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Bogside Description of subject: The Battle of the Bogside was a major 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland, between Catholic/nationalist residents and the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalists, widely seen as a key spark that escalated the conflict known as the Troubles.
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