Tan War

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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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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
surface form: Irish Civil War (1922–1923)
hasCause Irish demand for independence from the United Kingdom
hasCommander David Lloyd George
Hamar Greenwood
Michael Collins
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
surface form: Ulster (excluding most of what became Northern Ireland)

island of Ireland
mainBelligerent Royal Irish Constabulary
surface form: Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary

Black and Tans
Irish Republic
surface form: Irish Republic (self-declared)

Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
surface form: Irish Republican Army (IRA)

Royal Irish Constabulary
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
opponent British authorities
Irish republican forces
United Kingdom
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 (1920)
surface form: Bloody Sunday (21 November 1920)

Custom House attack (Dublin)
Kilmichael Ambush
Soloheadbeg ambush
Truce of 11 July 1921
startTime 1919

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