Soloheadbeg ambush

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The Soloheadbeg ambush was a 1919 attack by Irish Volunteers on Royal Irish Constabulary officers in County Tipperary, widely regarded as the incident that sparked the Irish War of Independence.

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Generate an image of the Soloheadbeg ambush (The Soloheadbeg ambush was a 1919 attack by Irish Volunteers on Royal Irish Constabulary officers in County Tipperary, widely regarded as the incident that sparked the Irish War of Independence.)

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Soloheadbeg ambush canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ambush ⓘ
event in the Irish War of Independence ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath imposition of martial law in the area ⓘ
increased tension between Irish nationalists and British authorities ⓘ
belligerent Irish Volunteers ⓘ
Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ
casualties 2 killed on RIC side ⓘ
category Conflicts in 1919 ⓘ
History of County Tipperary ⓘ
Irish revolutionary period ⓘ
coincidedWith first meeting of Dáil Éireann ⓘ
commander Dan Breen ⓘ
Seán Hogan ⓘ
Seán Treacy ⓘ
Séumas Robinson ⓘ
conflictType guerrilla action ⓘ
consideredAs beginning of the Irish War of Independence ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
county County Tipperary ⓘ
date 21 January 1919 ⓘ
era Irish revolutionary period ⓘ
historicalSignificance widely regarded as the incident that sparked the Irish War of Independence ⓘ
IrishVolunteersStrength approximately 8 volunteers ⓘ
killed Constable James McDonnell ⓘ
Constable Patrick O’Connell ⓘ
motive to seize gelignite explosives ⓘ
to strike at British authority in Ireland ⓘ
notableParticipant Dan Breen ⓘ
Seán Hogan ⓘ
Seán Treacy ⓘ
Séumas Robinson ⓘ
objective capture of gelignite being transported to a quarry ⓘ
opponent British administration in Ireland ⓘ
Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ
partOf Irish War of Independence ⓘ
perpetrator 3rd Tipperary Brigade ⓘ
Irish Volunteers ⓘ
place Soloheadbeg ⓘ
result Irish Volunteers victory ⓘ
two RIC officers killed ⓘ
sideEffect escalation of armed resistance to British rule in Ireland ⓘ
target RIC officers escorting explosives ⓘ
Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ
weaponUsed revolvers ⓘ
rifles ⓘ

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Irish War of Independence → keyEvent → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Tan War → significantEvent → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Irish Volunteers → tookPartIn → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Soloheadbeg → hasEvent → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Soloheadbeg → knownFor → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Irish War of Independence → startEvent → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
subject linked to: Soloheadbeg
3rd Tipperary Brigade → notableFor → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Constable James McDonnell → event → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Constable James McDonnell → victimOf → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Seán Treacy → participatedIn → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Constable Patrick O’Connell → event → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Constable Patrick O’Connell → killedIn → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Dan Breen → notableEvent → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Old IRA → notableEvent → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Seán Hogan → notableEvent → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Seán Hogan → participantIn → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ
Séumas Robinson → participatedIn → Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ