National Army
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The National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War, formed to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty and establish the new government’s authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Army canonical | 4 |
| National Army (provisional) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931503 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: National Army Context triple: [Pro-Treaty forces, alsoKnownAs, National Army]
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A.
National Armed Forces
The National Armed Forces were a Polish underground military organization during World War II that fought against both Nazi German and Soviet occupation.
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B.
Federal Army
The Federal Army, more commonly known as the Union Army, was the land force that fought for the Northern states of the United States during the American Civil War.
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C.
Staatse leger
Staatse leger was the standing army of the Dutch Republic, central to its military campaigns and defense during the Eighty Years' War and the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
Army Corps
Army Corps is a major operational-level military formation typically composed of multiple divisions and supporting units, responsible for coordinating large-scale ground combat operations.
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E.
New Army
The New Army was a modernized military force established in the late Qing dynasty as part of efforts to reform and strengthen China’s imperial armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: National Army Target entity description: The National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War, formed to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty and establish the new government’s authority.
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A.
National Armed Forces
The National Armed Forces were a Polish underground military organization during World War II that fought against both Nazi German and Soviet occupation.
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B.
Federal Army
The Federal Army, more commonly known as the Union Army, was the land force that fought for the Northern states of the United States during the American Civil War.
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C.
Staatse leger
Staatse leger was the standing army of the Dutch Republic, central to its military campaigns and defense during the Eighty Years' War and the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
Army Corps
Army Corps is a major operational-level military formation typically composed of multiple divisions and supporting units, responsible for coordinating large-scale ground combat operations.
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E.
New Army
The New Army was a modernized military force established in the late Qing dynasty as part of efforts to reform and strengthen China’s imperial armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1922
ⓘ
1923 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of the Irish Free State
Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Free State forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Free State Army
Provisional Government forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Eoin O'Duffy
ⓘ
Michael Collins ⓘ Richard Mulcahy ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| countryDuringService | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| disestablished | 1924 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | counter-insurgency operations ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Defence Forces of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
|
| formedTo |
establish the authority of the Irish Free State government
ⓘ
support the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| function |
defeat anti-Treaty forces
ⓘ
maintain internal security of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| governmentBranch |
Minister for Defence of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence of the Irish Free State
|
| headquarters | Dublin ⓘ |
| historicalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-Treaty ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Defence Forces of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Defence Forces
|
| legalBasis | Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Irish Free State Executive Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State government
|
| notableOperation |
Munster offensive
ⓘ
retaking of Dublin in 1922 ⓘ seaborne landings on the Cork and Kerry coasts ⓘ |
| opposed | anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| origin | pro-Treaty elements of the IRA ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent |
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty)
|
| primaryTheatreOfOperations | Ireland ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
former IRA volunteers
ⓘ
new volunteers loyal to the Treaty ⓘ |
| region | Ireland ⓘ |
| role | armed forces of the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| supported | Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| symbol | Irish tricolour ⓘ |
| type | land forces ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
conventional warfare
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare countermeasures ⓘ |
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Subject: National Army Description of subject: The National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War, formed to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty and establish the new government’s authority.
Referenced by (5)
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