Irish War of Independence
1919 CE – 1921 CE
Following the 1916 Easter Rising, the IRA waged a guerrilla war against British rule in Ireland. Michael Collins's intelligence network and flying columns forced Britain to negotiate.
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Irish War of Independence
1919 CE – 1921 CEFollowing the 1916 Easter Rising, the IRA waged a guerrilla war against British rule in Ireland. Michael Collins's intelligence network and flying columns forced Britain to negotiate. The Anglo-Irish Treaty created the Irish Free State but excluded Northern Ireland, leading directly to the Irish Civil War.
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