Black and Tans

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paramilitary force
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Crown_forces
Royal Irish Constabulary
British_military_history
British_colonialism
British_paramilitary_forces.
British_repression_in_Ireland
gptkbp:composedOf ex-soldiers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Irish_Civil_War
1922
public outcry
Government of Ireland Act 1920
Treaty of 1921
Irish_Civil_War_conclusion
Irish_Free_State_establishment
gptkbp:dislikes Irish population
gptkbp:dissolved 1922
gptkbp:engagesIn counterinsurgency operations
gptkbp:famousFor reprisals against civilians
gptkbp:formed 1920
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Irish_independence_movement
gptkbp:hasWebsite firearms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black and Tans
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:involvedIn civil unrest
crowd control
political repression
political violence
intimidation tactics
military operations against rebels
burning_of_Cork
policing_in_Ireland
gptkbp:isPartOf Irish_Republican_activities
gptkbp:knownFor arson
brutality
extrajudicial killings
excessive force
use of violence
harsh treatment of prisoners
violent reprisals
intimidation of local populations
gptkbp:legacy controversial reputation
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_and_Tans
gptkbp:notableEvent Bloody Sunday 1920
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Irish_War_of_Independence
British_military_command
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Ireland
rural_areas_of_Ireland
urban_areas_of_Ireland
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1922
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Irish_Republican_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_forces_in_Ireland
gptkbp:purpose suppress Irish War of Independence
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Irish_nationalists
gptkbp:uses intimidation
surveillance