Tan War

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Irish War of Independence guerrilla war war

The Tan War is a common name for the Irish War of Independence, the guerrilla conflict (1919–1921) between Irish republican forces and British authorities that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish War of Independence → guerrilla war → war →
alsoKnownAs	Black and Tan War → Cogadh na Saoirse → Irish War of Independence →
chronology	preceded the Irish Civil War → took place after the 1916 Easter Rising →
concludedBy	Anglo-Irish Treaty →
country	Ireland →
endTime	1921 →
followedBy	Irish Civil War → Irish Civil War (1922–1923) →
hasCause	Irish demand for independence from the United Kingdom →
hasCommander	David Lloyd George NERFINISHED → Hamar Greenwood → Michael Collins NERFINISHED → Nevil Macready → Richard Mulcahy → Éamon de Valera →
hasEffect	creation of Northern Ireland → international recognition of the Irish Free State → partition of Ireland →
hasParticipant	British Army → Irish Volunteers → Royal Irish Constabulary → Sinn Féin → Ulster Special Constabulary →
location	Connacht → Leinster → Munster → Ulster (excluding most of what became Northern Ireland) → island of Ireland →
mainBelligerent	Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary → Black and Tans → Irish Republic (self-declared) → Irish Republican Army (IRA) → Royal Irish Constabulary → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED →
opponent	British authorities → Irish republican forces → United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
partOf	Irish revolutionary period →
result	end of most armed conflict between IRA and British forces in Ireland → establishment of the Irish Free State →
significantEvent	Bloody Sunday (21 November 1920) → Custom House attack (Dublin) → Kilmichael Ambush → Soloheadbeg ambush → Truce of 11 July 1921 →
startTime	1919 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Irish War of Independence →	alsoKnownAs