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The Irish Civil War starts in Ireland on June 28, 1922
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that took place in Ireland from June 28, 1922, to May 24, 1923 was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire. It was a consequence of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, which led to the establishment of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) as a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth.
Battle of Dublin
The Battle of Dublin took place during the Irish Civil War in June 1922, specifically from June 28 to July 05, 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War.
On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest
On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth — Private James Daly — is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British Army to be executed for mutiny.
General Hunter, becomes aware rebellion is not over and begins to re-deploy his troops
General Hunter, newly appointed to succeed General Lake as commander in Wexford, realizes the 1798 Rebellion is far from over. In response, he re-deploys British forces, sending General Duff to Bunclody and General Needham to Gorey in an effort to contain renewed insurgent activity and stabilize the region.
Charles Edward Stuart and Flora MacDonald escape over the sea to Skye
Flora MacDonald (1722 ? March 05, 1790), Jacobite heroine, was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Milton in the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and his wife Marion, the daughter of Angus MacDonald.