Burning of Cork (1920)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath British government denied responsibility
public inquiry held
gptkbp:casualties 2 killed
many injured
gptkbp:cause reprisal for IRA ambush
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorial plaques in Cork
gptkbp:date 11 December 1920
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burning of Cork (1920)
gptkbp:involves Irish Republican Army
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cork,_Ireland
gptkbp:notableFor looting
international condemnation
widespread arson
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Irish_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Auxiliary_Division
gptkb:Black_and_Tans
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:destruction_of_Carnegie_Library
destruction of 300 homes
destruction of City Hall
destruction of over 40 business premises
gptkbp:target city centre of Cork
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cork,_Ireland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4