Irish National Army

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The Irish National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State that fought against anti-Treaty republicans during the Irish Civil War (1922–1923).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Irish National Army canonical 3
Irish Free State armed forces 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army ⓘ
military force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Free State Army ⓘ
linked to: Free State forces

National Army ⓘ
commander Eoin O'Duffy ⓘ
Michael Collins ⓘ
Paddy Daly ⓘ
Richard Mulcahy ⓘ
W. R. E. Murphy ⓘ
conflict Irish Civil War ⓘ
country Irish Free State ⓘ
disbandedAs separate force in 1924 ⓘ
endTime 1924 ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Dublin (1922) ⓘ
siege warfare against anti-Treaty forces ⓘ
followedBy Irish Defence Forces ⓘ
foundedBy Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ
garrison Beggar's Bush Barracks, Dublin ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dublin ⓘ
ideology pro-Treaty ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
legalBasis Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
mergedInto Irish Defence Forces ⓘ
notableOperation landings in Munster (1922) ⓘ
retaking of Cork from anti-Treaty forces ⓘ
operatedIn Ireland ⓘ
opposedTo Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty faction) ⓘ
linked to: anti-Treaty IRA

anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ
partOf Irish Free State forces ⓘ
peakPersonnelStrength approximately 55,000 soldiers ⓘ
precededBy Irish Republican Army ⓘ
recruitmentSource British Army veterans ⓘ
new volunteers ⓘ
pro-Treaty IRA volunteers ⓘ
role defence of the Irish Free State ⓘ
internal security ⓘ
significantEvent army mutiny of 1924 (demobilisation crisis) ⓘ
startTime 1922 ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief Michael Collins ⓘ
Executive Council of the Irish Free State ⓘ
supportedBy British Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
symbol Irish harp insignia ⓘ
type regular army ⓘ
uniform khaki uniforms ⓘ
usedEquipment British-supplied weapons ⓘ
armoured cars ⓘ
artillery ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Free State forces → partOf → Irish National Army ⓘ
Mayo campaign (Irish Civil War) → involves → Irish National Army ⓘ
Minister for Defence of the Irish Free State → responsibleFor → Irish Free State armed forces ⓘ
linked to: Irish National Army