Conflict episode

Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921

The IRA waged a guerrilla war against British Crown forces from January 1919 to the July 1921 truce; published casualty figures vary, with roughly 491 IRA and 506 Crown Force deaths cited alongside 919 civilian deaths logged across the wider 1917-1921 period.

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The Irish Republican Army waged a guerrilla war against British Crown forces from January 1919 until a truce in July 1921. Published casualty figures vary by source and by the exact period counted: one tally cites roughly 491 IRA and 506 Crown Force deaths, while the University College Cork "Dead of the Irish Revolution" research project has logged 919 civilian deaths across the wider 1917-1921 period, most falling within the 1919-21 war itself; no single consolidated total is treated as authoritative.[1]

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    Claim: The Irish Republican Army waged a guerrilla war against British Crown forces from January 1919 until a truce in July 1921. Published casualty figures vary by source and by the exact period counted: one tally cites roughly 491 IRA and 506 Crown Force deaths, while the University College Cork "Dead of the Irish Revolution" research project has logged 919 civilian deaths across the wider 1917-1921 period, most falling within the 1919-21 war itself; no single consolidated total is treated as authoritative.

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