Dublin Guard
The Dublin Guard was a unit of the
Foundation
In May 1921 the Active Service Unit of the
The Guard became part of the new
Civil War
On the outbreak of the Irish Civil War in June 1922, the Dublin Guard was heavily involved in securing Dublin for the Free State (see Battle of Dublin).
These troops were among the most experienced and motivated men possessed by the
The Guard was charged with putting down the guerrilla activities of the local anti-treaty
Disbandment
In December 1922, following Collins's death,
Following a reorganisation of the Free State Army in February 1923 (in early 1923, Paddy O Daly was promoted to Major General) the Kerry Command was divided into five battalions, effectively discontinuing the Dublin Guard. After the cessation of hostilities, each battalion was transferred and disbanded. Few members of the Dublin Guard remained in the Free State Army after 1924.
References
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- ^ a b c "Free State Army - General Michael Collins". www.generalmichaelcollins.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ I, Commemorating the Easter Rising Part; says, 1917-1936 | The Irish Story (10 April 2017). "Today in Irish History, 10 April 1923, Liam Lynch is killed". The Irish Story. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "March 1923 – The Terror Month". The Irish Story. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Story". feeds.feedburner.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Garret FitzGerald Reflections On The Foundation of the Irish State Archived 2011-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, University College Cork, April 2003
- ^ The Times, Irish Mutiny. Officers Abscond With Arms, 10 March 1924
External links
New York Times [1]