Civil War Flashcards
PRO TREATY ✅✅✅
Free State Army
ANTI TREATY ❌❌❌
Irregulars
Who was kidnapped by the irregulars
General O’Connell (Free State Army)
What did Collins then do
Gave him the excuse to attack the Four Courts where the Irregulars were
What did the irregulars do
Surrendered within two days
All over Dublin within a week surrendered
Where did the irregulars go
Munster- where support was strongest
What did irregulars do to FSA troops
Used guerrilla tactics
How many soldiers did the FSA have by summer ‘22
60,000
What happened to Griffith
He died from a stroke
Where was Collins killed
Béal na Bláth West Cork in an ambush.
New head of Free State Gov.
William T Cosgrave
Cosgrave passes Special Powers
Anyone carrying a weapon can be arrested/executed
Frank Aiken agreed to
A ceasefire
Results of Civil War
£30 million worth of damage
600 killed
Ireland divided and bitter for decades
Two major free state parties formed: Fine Gael (pro treaty) fianna fáil (anti-treaty)
Events leading up to war
Treaty caused division
British army withdrew from barracks- IRA took over
