Irish National Army

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The Irish National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State that fought against anti-Treaty republicans during the Irish Civil War (1922–1923).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Irish National Army canonical 3
Irish Free State armed forces 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military force
alsoKnownAs Free State Army
linked to: Free State forces

National Army
commander Eoin O'Duffy
Michael Collins
Paddy Daly
Richard Mulcahy
W. R. E. Murphy
conflict Irish Civil War
country Irish Free State
disbandedAs separate force in 1924
endTime 1924
engagedIn Battle of Dublin (1922)
siege warfare against anti-Treaty forces
followedBy Irish Defence Forces
foundedBy Provisional Government of Ireland
garrison Beggar's Bush Barracks, Dublin
headquartersLocation Dublin
ideology pro-Treaty
language English
Irish
legalBasis Anglo-Irish Treaty
mergedInto Irish Defence Forces
notableOperation landings in Munster (1922)
retaking of Cork from anti-Treaty forces
operatedIn Ireland
opposedTo Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty faction)
linked to: anti-Treaty IRA

anti-Treaty IRA
partOf Irish Free State forces
peakPersonnelStrength approximately 55,000 soldiers
precededBy Irish Republican Army
recruitmentSource British Army veterans
new volunteers
pro-Treaty IRA volunteers
role defence of the Irish Free State
internal security
significantEvent army mutiny of 1924 (demobilisation crisis)
startTime 1922
status defunct
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief Michael Collins
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
supportedBy British Government
linked to: UK government
symbol Irish harp insignia
type regular army
uniform khaki uniforms
usedEquipment British-supplied weapons
armoured cars
artillery

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Free State forces partOf Irish National Army
Mayo campaign (Irish Civil War) involves Irish National Army
Minister for Defence of the Irish Free State responsibleFor Irish Free State armed forces
linked to: Irish National Army