Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921

The purpose of the following article is to present and analyse the tactical solutions employed by the Irish Republican Army and British forces in the Irish War of Independence in 1919–1921, particularly in the context of urban action. The article presents, the innovative methods of guerrilla warfare...

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description The purpose of the following article is to present and analyse the tactical solutions employed by the Irish Republican Army and British forces in the Irish War of Independence in 1919–1921, particularly in the context of urban action. The article presents, the innovative methods of guerrilla warfare employed by the military wing of the Irish nationalist movement and the responses of British forces to these actions. The main issues covered in the text are: the Irish Republican Army's campaign against the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police, the operation of the new British police units formed specifically to combat Irish separatism known as the Black and Brown and the Support Divisions, and the major combat operations carried out by the republican movement. In addition to analysing purely military operations, the article also describes the functioning of the intelligence services and the most important operations of the spy networks of both sides. In the context of Republican intelligence, the contribution of Michael Collins to the construction of an effective informant structure and the formation of a special liquidation group, the so-called Squadron, is particularly covered. From the perspective of the topic of the article, two specific moments in the Irish War of Independence were considered particularly significant. The first was the events of the so-called Bloody Sunday of November 1920 and the attack on the Customs House in Dublin on 25 May 1921. The article adopts a chronological structure, distinguishing three main phases of the conflict. The subject of the study was the testimony of the participants in the events described, found in the Bureau of Military History.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1563402025-03-07T15:11:49Z Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921 Maciejewski, Michał tools of war Blue Army Roman military ancient siege art Polish medieval cavalry urban arsenals guerrilla warfare military industry General Aleksander Litwinowicz imagology engineering troops war propaganda Middle East World War II Aviation Polish-Bolshevik war IRA Arab League The purpose of the following article is to present and analyse the tactical solutions employed by the Irish Republican Army and British forces in the Irish War of Independence in 1919–1921, particularly in the context of urban action. The article presents, the innovative methods of guerrilla warfare employed by the military wing of the Irish nationalist movement and the responses of British forces to these actions. The main issues covered in the text are: the Irish Republican Army's campaign against the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police, the operation of the new British police units formed specifically to combat Irish separatism known as the Black and Brown and the Support Divisions, and the major combat operations carried out by the republican movement. In addition to analysing purely military operations, the article also describes the functioning of the intelligence services and the most important operations of the spy networks of both sides. In the context of Republican intelligence, the contribution of Michael Collins to the construction of an effective informant structure and the formation of a special liquidation group, the so-called Squadron, is particularly covered. From the perspective of the topic of the article, two specific moments in the Irish War of Independence were considered particularly significant. The first was the events of the so-called Bloody Sunday of November 1920 and the attack on the Customs House in Dublin on 25 May 1921. The article adopts a chronological structure, distinguishing three main phases of the conflict. The subject of the study was the testimony of the participants in the events described, found in the Bureau of Military History. 2025-03-07T15:11:47Z 2025-03-07T15:11:47Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20250307_9788383313733_1990 9788383313733 9788383313726 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/156340 pol image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.press.uni.lodz.pl/index.php/wul/catalog/book/815 Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego 10.18778/8331-372-6.08 The purpose of the following article is to present and analyse the tactical solutions employed by the Irish Republican Army and British forces in the Irish War of Independence in 1919–1921, particularly in the context of urban action. The article presents, the innovative methods of guerrilla warfare employed by the military wing of the Irish nationalist movement and the responses of British forces to these actions. The main issues covered in the text are: the Irish Republican Army's campaign against the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police, the operation of the new British police units formed specifically to combat Irish separatism known as the Black and Brown and the Support Divisions, and the major combat operations carried out by the republican movement. In addition to analysing purely military operations, the article also describes the functioning of the intelligence services and the most important operations of the spy networks of both sides. In the context of Republican intelligence, the contribution of Michael Collins to the construction of an effective informant structure and the formation of a special liquidation group, the so-called Squadron, is particularly covered. From the perspective of the topic of the article, two specific moments in the Irish War of Independence were considered particularly significant. The first was the events of the so-called Bloody Sunday of November 1920 and the attack on the Customs House in Dublin on 25 May 1921. The article adopts a chronological structure, distinguishing three main phases of the conflict. The subject of the study was the testimony of the participants in the events described, found in the Bureau of Military History. 10.18778/8331-372-6.08 83bfe9c9-323d-4283-b087-d859fd9af314 9788383313733 9788383313726 183-201 open access
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Roman military
ancient siege art
Polish medieval cavalry
urban arsenals
guerrilla warfare
military industry
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imagology engineering troops
war propaganda
Middle East
World War II
Aviation
Polish-Bolshevik war
IRA
Arab League
Maciejewski, Michał
Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921
title Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921
title_full Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921
title_fullStr Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921
title_full_unstemmed Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921
title_short Chapter Urban Guerrillas in the Irish War of Independence, 1919–1921
title_sort chapter urban guerrillas in the irish war of independence 1919 1921
topic tools of war
Blue Army
Roman military
ancient siege art
Polish medieval cavalry
urban arsenals
guerrilla warfare
military industry
General Aleksander Litwinowicz
imagology engineering troops
war propaganda
Middle East
World War II
Aviation
Polish-Bolshevik war
IRA
Arab League
topic_facet tools of war
Blue Army
Roman military
ancient siege art
Polish medieval cavalry
urban arsenals
guerrilla warfare
military industry
General Aleksander Litwinowicz
imagology engineering troops
war propaganda
Middle East
World War II
Aviation
Polish-Bolshevik war
IRA
Arab League
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