Pro-Treaty forces
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Pro-Treaty forces were the Irish government and military units that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and formed the core of the National Army fighting to establish the Irish Free State.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pro-Treaty Army | 1 |
| Pro-Treaty forces canonical | 1 |
| pro-Treaty forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pro-Treaty forces Context triple: [Irish Civil War, belligerent, Pro-Treaty forces]
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A.
Orangist faction
The Orangist faction was a political movement in the Dutch Republic that supported the hereditary leadership and authority of the House of Orange over more republican or oligarchic forms of government.
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B.
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
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C.
Texian Army
The Texian Army was the volunteer military force that fought for Texas's independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution in the 1830s.
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D.
Butler’s Rangers
Butler’s Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside the British during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its frontier raids and irregular warfare tactics.
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E.
Royalists
The Royalists were supporters of King Charles I and the monarchy during the English Civil War, opposing the parliamentary forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pro-Treaty forces Target entity description: Pro-Treaty forces were the Irish government and military units that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and formed the core of the National Army fighting to establish the Irish Free State.
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A.
Orangist faction
The Orangist faction was a political movement in the Dutch Republic that supported the hereditary leadership and authority of the House of Orange over more republican or oligarchic forms of government.
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B.
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
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C.
Texian Army
The Texian Army was the volunteer military force that fought for Texas's independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution in the 1830s.
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D.
Butler’s Rangers
Butler’s Rangers was a Loyalist provincial military unit that fought alongside the British during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its frontier raids and irregular warfare tactics.
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E.
Royalists
The Royalists were supporters of King Charles I and the monarchy during the English Civil War, opposing the parliamentary forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
belligerent in civil war
ⓘ
military faction ⓘ political faction ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Government of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State Executive Council
Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Free State forces
ⓘ
National Army ⓘ |
| casusBelli | implementation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| coreOf |
National Army of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
National Army (Irish Free State)
|
| country | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| endTime | 1923 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Defence Forces of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
|
| formedFrom |
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ |
| goal |
establish Irish Free State
ⓘ
implement Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| headquarters | Dublin ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
support for dominion status ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| leader |
Michael Collins
ⓘ
Richard Mulcahy ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
National Army of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
armed forces of the Irish Free State
|
| militaryBranch |
National Army of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State Army
National Army of the Irish Free State ⓘ
surface form:
National Army (Irish Free State)
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Cork (1922)
ⓘ
Battle of Dublin (1922) ⓘ Irish Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Kerry campaign (Irish Civil War)
Limerick fighting (1922) ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Anti-Treaty forces
ⓘ
Irregulars ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State government
|
| politicalLeader | W. T. Cosgrave ⓘ |
| politicalWing |
Cumann na nGaedheal
ⓘ
Cumann na nGaedheal ⓘ
surface form:
Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin
|
| precededBy | Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ |
| significantEvent | shelling of the Four Courts ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| status | victorious side in the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| supported | Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| territory | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
armoured cars
ⓘ
artillery supplied by the United Kingdom ⓘ rifles supplied by the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
conventional warfare
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counter-insurgency operations ⓘ seaborne landings on Anti-Treaty areas ⓘ |
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Subject: Pro-Treaty forces Description of subject: Pro-Treaty forces were the Irish government and military units that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and formed the core of the National Army fighting to establish the Irish Free State.
Referenced by (3)
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