Black and Tans (auxiliary force)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_organization
|
| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:Irish_War_of_Independence
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Bloody_Sunday_(1920)
gptkb:Sack_of_Balbriggan gptkb:Burning_of_Cork |
| gptkbp:commanded |
British officers
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1922
|
| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:formedIn |
1920
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Black and Tans (auxiliary force)
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
controversial reputation in Ireland
|
| gptkbp:nameOrigin |
nickname from improvised uniforms (mix of black RIC and khaki army clothing)
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
brutality
reprisal attacks |
| gptkbp:numberOfMembers |
about 10,000
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:Ireland
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Irish Republican Army
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Constabulary
|
| gptkbp:recruitedFrom |
British World War I veterans
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
black
khaki |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Constabulary
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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