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Irish War of Independence

January 21, 1919 – July 11, 1921 · Dublin

Guerrilla war by the Irish Republican Army against British rule, ended by a truce and the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

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United Kingdom
Ireland
David Lloyd George belligerent leader Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet belligerent leader Nevil Macready belligerent leader
Éamon de Valera President of Dáil Éireann, Led the republican government Arthur Griffith belligerent leader Michael Collins (Irish leader) military commander Cathal Brugha military commander Richard Mulcahy military commander

Strength and losses

Deaths
491

Units

British Army 1st (UK) Division 6th (UK) Division Auxiliary Division

Before and after

Followed from
Easter Rising April 24–29, 1916
Ended by
Anglo-Irish Treaty December 6, 1921

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