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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil disturbance
→
event in the Troubles → riot → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Bogside
→
surface form: "Bogside riots"
|
| chronologicalPredecessor |
Northern Ireland civil rights movement
→
surface form: "Northern Ireland civil rights marches of the late 1960s"
|
| 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
→
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
→
radicalization of segments of the nationalist community → undermining of Stormont government authority in nationalist areas → |
| involvesEthnicGroup |
Irish Catholics
→
Ulster Protestants → |
| involvesOrganization |
Apprentice Boys of Derry
→
Derry Citizens Defence Association → Royal Ulster Constabulary → |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
County Londonderry
→
United Kingdom → |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 1960s → |
| mainBelligerent |
Catholic residents of the Bogside
→
Irish nationalists → |
| opponentTactic | CS gas deployment by security forces → |
| opposingBelligerent |
Protestant unionists
→
Royal Ulster Constabulary → loyalist crowds → |
| partOf | The Troubles → |
| place |
Bogside
→
Derry → |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of the Bogside
→
surface form: "August 1969 riots in Northern Ireland"
Northern Ireland civil rights movement → deployment of Operation Banner → |
| result |
British Army deployment in Northern Ireland
→
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
→
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
→
petrol bombs → stone throwing → |
| year | 1969 → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Bogside riots"
this entity surface form: "Battle of the Bogside August 1969"
this entity surface form: "August 1969 riots in Northern Ireland"
this entity surface form: "Belfast to Derry march"