Limerick fighting (1922)

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Limerick fighting (1922) was a key Irish Civil War engagement in and around the city of Limerick, where pro- and anti-Treaty forces clashed for control of this strategic stronghold.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Irish Civil War ⓘ
conflict Irish Civil War ⓘ
hasBelligerent Irish Free State ⓘ
anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ
hasConflictType siege and street fighting ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
hasConsequence consolidation of Free State control in the mid-west ⓘ
loss of a major urban base for anti-Treaty forces ⓘ
hasLocation County Limerick ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Limerick ⓘ
linked to: Limerick City
hasObjective denial of Limerick as a base to opposing side ⓘ
seizure of Limerick barracks and key positions ⓘ
hasPartInvolved Irish Free State forces ⓘ
Irish Republican Army (anti-Treaty) ⓘ
linked to: anti-Treaty IRA

anti-Treaty forces ⓘ
pro-Treaty forces ⓘ
hasResult pro-Treaty victory ⓘ
hasStartTime 1922 ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance control of Limerick city ⓘ
control of Shannon River crossings ⓘ
control of transport routes in western Ireland ⓘ
isPartOf early phase of the Irish Civil War ⓘ
occursIn Limerick city and environs ⓘ
linked to: Limerick City

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

Pro-Treaty forces → notableBattle → Limerick fighting (1922) ⓘ
Free State forces → engagedIn → Limerick fighting (1922) ⓘ
pro-Treaty IRA → notableEngagement → siege of Limerick (1922) ⓘ
linked to: Limerick fighting (1922)
Munster offensive → partOf → Free State offensive operations in 1922 ⓘ
linked to: Limerick fighting (1922)