Burning of the Custom House

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:casualties 5 IRA volunteers killed
British forces casualties
Civilians killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Oscar_Traynor
gptkbp:date 25 May 1921
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burning of the Custom House
gptkbp:location gptkb:Custom_House,_Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Irish_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:perpetrator Irish Republican Army
gptkbp:result Capture of over 100 IRA volunteers
Destruction of Custom House
Significant loss of British administrative records
gptkbp:significance Major propaganda victory for IRA
Severe blow to IRA's Dublin Brigade
gptkbp:target gptkb:British_administration_in_Ireland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:anti-Treaty_IRA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7