National Army
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The National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War, formed to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty and establish the new government’s authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Army canonical | 4 |
| National Army (provisional) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1922
ⓘ
1923 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Free State forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Free State Army
Provisional Government forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Eoin O'Duffy
ⓘ
Michael Collins ⓘ Richard Mulcahy ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| countryDuringService | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| disestablished | 1924 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | counter-insurgency operations ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Defence Forces of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
|
| formedTo |
establish the authority of the Irish Free State government
ⓘ
support the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| function |
defeat anti-Treaty forces
ⓘ
maintain internal security of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| governmentBranch |
Minister for Defence of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence of the Irish Free State
|
| headquarters | Dublin ⓘ |
| historicalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-Treaty ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Defence Forces of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
|
| legalBasis | Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State government
|
| notableOperation |
Munster offensive
ⓘ
retaking of Dublin in 1922 ⓘ seaborne landings on the Cork and Kerry coasts ⓘ |
| opposed | anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| origin | pro-Treaty elements of the IRA ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent |
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty)
|
| primaryTheatreOfOperations | Ireland ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
former IRA volunteers
ⓘ
new volunteers loyal to the Treaty ⓘ |
| region | Ireland ⓘ |
| role | armed forces of the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| supported | Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| symbol | Irish tricolour ⓘ |
| type | land forces ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
conventional warfare
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare countermeasures ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Army (provisional)