The Irish Civil War was fought between two sides of the movement that had won independence from Britain, after the Anglo-Irish Treaty created the Irish Free State as a self-governing dominion rather than a republic. Supporters of the Treaty, led by Michael Collins and W. T. Cosgrave, formed the government and its National Army, while anti-Treaty republicans, including much of the IRA, refused to accept the oath of allegiance to the Crown and the partition of the island. The fighting began with an attack on the Four Courts in Dublin. Collins was killed in an ambush in August 1922, and the government carried out dozens of executions of captured republicans. The anti-Treaty side called a ceasefire in 1923, and the bitterness of the conflict shaped Irish politics for generations.
Before and after
- 27 May 1922Birth of Christopher Lee
- 30 May 1922Construction of Lincoln Memorial
- 7 June 1922Bombardment of Samsun
- 10 June 1922Birth of Judy Garland
- from 28 June 1922 to 24 May 1923Irish Civil War
- 2 August 1922Death of Alexander Graham Bell
- 7 September 1922Founding of Bank of Latvia
- from 13 September 1922 to 22 September 1922Burning of Smyrna
- from 27 October 1922 to 30 October 1922March on Rome
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