Republican forces (Irish Civil War)
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Republican forces (Irish Civil War) were the anti-Treaty Irish republican fighters who opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the establishment of the Irish Free State during the 1922–1923 conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Republican forces (Irish Civil War) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3736997 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Republican forces (Irish Civil War) Context triple: [anti-Treaty IRA, alsoKnownAs, Republican forces (Irish Civil War)]
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A.
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
The Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) was the guerrilla military organization of Irish republicans that fought British rule in Ireland and sought to establish an independent Irish republic during the early 20th century.
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B.
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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C.
Republican forces
Republican forces were the military units loyal to the democratically elected Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, comprising a mix of regular army troops, militias, and international volunteers fighting against the Nationalist rebels.
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D.
Irish Volunteers
The Irish Volunteers were a nationalist paramilitary organization founded in 1913 that played a central role in the struggle for Irish independence, including the 1916 Easter Rising and the subsequent War of Independence.
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E.
Irish Confederates
The Irish Confederates were a coalition of Irish Catholic nobles, clergy, and military leaders who governed much of Ireland and fought to defend Catholic interests and Irish autonomy during the mid-17th-century conflicts known as 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: Republican forces (Irish Civil War) Target entity description: Republican forces (Irish Civil War) were the anti-Treaty Irish republican fighters who opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the establishment of the Irish Free State during the 1922–1923 conflict.
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A.
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
The Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) was the guerrilla military organization of Irish republicans that fought British rule in Ireland and sought to establish an independent Irish republic during the early 20th century.
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B.
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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C.
Republican forces
Republican forces were the military units loyal to the democratically elected Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, comprising a mix of regular army troops, militias, and international volunteers fighting against the Nationalist rebels.
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D.
Irish Volunteers
The Irish Volunteers were a nationalist paramilitary organization founded in 1913 that played a central role in the struggle for Irish independence, including the 1916 Easter Rising and the subsequent War of Independence.
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E.
Irish Confederates
The Irish Confederates were a coalition of Irish Catholic nobles, clergy, and military leaders who governed much of Ireland and fought to defend Catholic interests and Irish autonomy during the mid-17th-century conflicts known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican movement faction
ⓘ
belligerent ⓘ military force ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Irregulars
ⓘ
anti-Treaty forces ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Connacht
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ Munster ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| commander |
Liam Mellows
ⓘ
Rory O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Rory O'Connor
|
| conflict | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfCeasefire | 1923-04-30 ⓘ |
| endCause |
military defeat
ⓘ
order to cease fire by Frank Aiken ⓘ |
| endTime | 1923 ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of an all-Ireland republic
ⓘ
rejection of dominion status within the British Empire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Irregulars
ⓘ
anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| leader |
Frank Aiken
ⓘ
Liam Lynch ⓘ Éamon de Valera ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
National Army of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
National Army (Irish Free State)
Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
Irish Free State ⓘ |
| partiallyContinuingAs |
anti-Treaty IRA
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Republican Army (post-1923 anti-Treaty)
|
| partOf | Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
anti-Treaty campaign in Munster
ⓘ
guerrilla phase of the Irish Civil War ⓘ occupation of the Four Courts ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Cork
ⓘ
Four Courts, Dublin ⓘ Kerry ⓘ Limerick ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| uses |
ambush tactics
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
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Subject: Republican forces (Irish Civil War) Description of subject: Republican forces (Irish Civil War) were the anti-Treaty Irish republican fighters who opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the establishment of the Irish Free State during the 1922–1923 conflict.
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