Irish War of Independence
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The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict (1919–1921) between Irish republican forces and British authorities that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.
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Target entity: Irish War of Independence Context triple: [Interwar period, hasPart, Irish War of Independence]
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The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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B.
Irish Confederate Wars
The Irish Confederate Wars were a series of interconnected conflicts in 17th-century Ireland involving Irish Catholic Confederates, English Royalists, and Parliamentarians, forming the Irish theater of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were a pair of mid-17th-century conflicts between Charles I and Scotland over attempts to impose Anglican religious practices, helping trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Jacobite rising of 1715
The Jacobite rising of 1715 was a major but ultimately unsuccessful attempt by supporters of James Francis Edward Stuart to overthrow the new Hanoverian monarchy and restore the Stuart line to the thrones of Britain.
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Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a post–World War II guerrilla conflict (1948–1960) in British Malaya between Commonwealth forces and communist insurgents, often cited as a key example of counterinsurgency warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Irish War of Independence Target entity description: The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict (1919–1921) between Irish republican forces and British authorities that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.
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A.
The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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B.
Irish Confederate Wars
The Irish Confederate Wars were a series of interconnected conflicts in 17th-century Ireland involving Irish Catholic Confederates, English Royalists, and Parliamentarians, forming the Irish theater of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were a pair of mid-17th-century conflicts between Charles I and Scotland over attempts to impose Anglican religious practices, helping trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Jacobite rising of 1715
The Jacobite rising of 1715 was a major but ultimately unsuccessful attempt by supporters of James Francis Edward Stuart to overthrow the new Hanoverian monarchy and restore the Stuart line to the thrones of Britain.
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E.
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a post–World War II guerrilla conflict (1948–1960) in British Malaya between Commonwealth forces and communist insurgents, often cited as a key example of counterinsurgency warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict
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guerrilla war ⓘ revolutionary war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Irish War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Irish War
Irish War of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Cogadh na Saoirse
Tan War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royal Irish Constabulary
ⓘ
surface form:
Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary
Black and Tans ⓘ British Army ⓘ Dáil Éireann ⓘ Irish Republic ⓘ Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| cause |
Irish demand for independence from the United Kingdom
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Sinn Féin electoral victory in 1918 general election ⓘ aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising ⓘ conscription crisis of 1918 in Ireland ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Cathal Brugha
ⓘ
David Lloyd George ⓘ Michael Collins ⓘ Nevil Macready ⓘ Richard Mulcahy ⓘ Sir Hamar Greenwood ⓘ Éamon de Valera ⓘ |
| conflictType |
asymmetric warfare
ⓘ
guerrilla campaign ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1921-07-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Irish Civil War
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ongoing political division of Ireland ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Bloody Sunday (1920)
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Custom House attack ⓘ Kilmichael Ambush ⓘ Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ Truce of 11 July 1921 ⓘ |
| keyEventDate |
1919-01-21
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1920-11-21 ⓘ 1920-11-28 ⓘ 1921-05-25 ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
Government of Ireland Act 1920
ⓘ
Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
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| location |
Connacht
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Irish Free State ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State (future territory)
Leinster ⓘ Munster ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| mainIdeology | Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| opposingIdeology | British unionism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish War of Independence
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Irish revolutionary period
decolonization of the British Empire ⓘ |
| peaceSettlement | Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| precededBy | Easter Rising ⓘ |
| result |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
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creation of Northern Ireland ⓘ end of the Irish Republic as proclaimed in 1916 ⓘ establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ partition of Ireland ⓘ withdrawal of most British forces from southern Ireland ⓘ |
| significantFor |
creation of a dominion-level Irish state
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end of most British rule in southern Ireland ⓘ entrenchment of partition between North and South ⓘ |
| startDate | 1919-01-21 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Irish War of Independence Description of subject: The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict (1919–1921) between Irish republican forces and British authorities that led to the establishment of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland.
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